

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.
