Cary Fagan facts for kids

Cary Fagan is a Canadian author who writes many different kinds of books. He writes novels for adults, short stories, and lots of books for children! He has published over 25 children's books since 2001. His books have won many awards and have been recognized for their great stories. For example, his novel The Student was a finalist for the Toronto Book Award and the Governor General's Literary Award. Another book, A Bird's Eye, was also nominated for a big award called the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.

About Cary Fagan

Cary Fagan was born in 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in the Toronto suburbs and went to the University of Toronto. He studied English there and won eight student awards! He has also lived for short times in London and New York City. Today, he lives in Toronto with his wife, Rebecca Comay. He has two daughters, a step-son, and a step-daughter.

Cary Fagan has received many special awards for his writing. These include a Toronto Book Award, two Jewish Book Awards, and a Mr Christie silver medal.

Awards and Recognitions

Cary Fagan's books have been honored with many awards and nominations. Here are some of them:

• 1994: Jewish Book Award for Fiction for The Animals' Waltz
• 2004: World Storytelling Award (U.S.) for The Market Wedding
• 2009: Quill & Quire Book of the Year for Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
• 2012: IODE Jean Throop Book Award for Mr. Zinger's Hat
• 2013: Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award for Mr. Zinger's Hat
• 2014: Vicki Metcalf Award for Children's Literature, for all his work
• 2019: Joan Betty Stuchner—Oy Vey!--Funniest Children's Book Award for Mort Ziff is not Dead
• 2022: Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart
• 2023: Forward Silver Award for Humor for The Animals
• 2023: Vine Award For Jewish Canadian Literature for Water, Water

His books have also been finalists or on longlists for other important awards:

• 1990: Finalist, Toronto Book Awards for City Hall and Mrs. God
• 2000: Sydney Taylor Honor Book (U.S.) for The Market Wedding
• 2004: Silver Birch Award Honour Book for The Fortress of Kaspar Snit
• 2008: Finalist, TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Thing-Thing
• 2008: Silver Birch Express Award Honour Book for Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit
• 2008: Finalist, Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award for Thing-Thing
• 2010: Finalist, Toronto Book Awards for Valentine's Fall
• 2012: Longlist, Scotiabank Giller Prize for My Life Among the Apes
• 2013: Finalist, Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize for A Bird's Eye
• 2015: Finalist, John Spray Mystery Award for The Show to End all Shows
• 2019: Finalist, Toronto Book Award for The Student
• 2019: Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction for The Student
• 2019: Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award for Illustrated Children's Book for King Mouse

Books by Cary Fagan

Cary Fagan has written many books for both adults and children.

Novels for Adults

• The Animals' Waltz: A Novel (1994)
• Sleeping Weather (1997)
• Felix Roth (1999)
• The Mermaid of Paris (2003)
• Valentine's Fall (2010)
• A Bird's Eye (2013)
• The Student (2019)
• The Animals (2022)

Children's Fiction

• Gogol's Coat (1999), illustrated by Regolo Ricci
• The Market Wedding (2000), illustrated by Regolo Ricci
• Daughter of the Great Zandini (2001), illustrated by Cybèle Young
• Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina's Life (2002), with Chan Hon Goh
• The Fortress of Kaspar Snit (2004), a novel
• Ten Old Men and a Mouse (2007), illustrated by Gary Clement
• My New Shirt (2007), illustrated by Dušan Petričić
• Directed by Kaspar Snit (2007), a sequel novel
• Mr. Karp's Last Glass (2007), illustrated by Selçuk Demirel
• Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit (2008), a sequel novel
• Thing-Thing (2008), illustrated by Nicolas Debon
• Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas (2009), illustrated by Dušan Petričić
• Book of Big Brothers (2010), illustrated by Luc Melanson
• The Big Swim (2010), a novel
• Banjo of Destiny (2011), illustrated by Selçuk Demirel
• Ella May and the Wishing Stone (2011), illustrated by Geneviève Côté
• Mr. Zinger's Hat (2012), illustrated by Dušan Petričić
• The Boy in the Box (2012), a novel
• Danny, Who Fell in a Hole (2013), illustrated by Milan Pavlovic
• Oy, Feh, So (2013), illustrated by Gary Clement
• I Wish I Could Draw (2014), with words and pictures by Cary Fagan
• Little Blue Chair (2017), illustrated by Madelie Kloepper
• A Cage Went in Search of a Bird (2017), illustrated by Banafsheh Erfanian
• Wolfie & Fly (2017), illustrated by Zoe Si
• Mort Ziff is Not Dead (2018)
• What Are You Doing, Benny? (2019), illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton
• The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster (2019)
• King Mouse (2019), illustrated by Dena Seiferling
• Mr. Tempkin Climbs a Tree (2019), illustrated by Carles Arbat
• Son of Happy (2020), illustrated by Milan Pavlović
• Bear Wants to Sing (2021), illustrated by Dena Seiferling
• Water, Water (2022)
• Boney (2022)
• Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door (2023)