Terry spends his days (and nights) creating magical paintings, portraits, and prints. The Night Gardener was their widely acclaimed debut picture book. Their work is a blend of traditional and contemporary techniques, using ink or graphite mixed with digital. Brothers Terry Fan (left) and Eric Fan (right) received their formal art training at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.

^ a b 'In conversation: The Fan Brothers'.

Selected works As authors and illustrators The book won the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration at the 2020 Governor General's Awards. The book, released in September 2020, has earned positive reviews in the Canadian Review of Materials and Kirkus. The Fan Brothers collaborated with their youngest brother, Devin Fan, on his book debut, The Barnabus Project (2020). The book was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration and for the Governor General's Award for English-language children's illustration. A review in Quill & Quire called the book's illustrations 'truly breathtaking'. In 2018, the Fan Brothers published Ocean Meets Sky. The Night Gardener was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and was a finalist for the Cybils Award for children's literature.

The book earned positive reviews in Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Quill & Quire, and BookPage.

Known professionally as the Fan Brothers, they made their picture book debut in 2016 with The Night Gardener, which they wrote and illustrated. The siblings were both born in the United States (Terry in Illinois and Eric in Hawaii), and grew up in Toronto, Canada. They made their picture book debut with The Night Gardener (2016), which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book. Terry Fan and Eric Fan are American-born Canadian children's book writers and illustrators, known collectively as the Fan Brothers.

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