Cary Fagan, author portrait
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Cary Fagan

CARY FAGAN's kids' books include Robot Island; Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door; Water, Water (winner of the Vine National Canadian Jewish Book Award); The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster; the Kaspar Snit novels; and the Wolfie and Fly chapter book series. He is also the author of many picture books, including Mr. Zinger's Hat (Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award winner), Little Blue Chair, and Bear Wants to Sing.  Cary has received the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People for his body of work.  He lives in Toronto, Canada.
Robot Island
Water, Water
Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door
The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
Bear Wants to Sing
King Mouse
What Are You Doing, Benny?
Mort Ziff Is Not Dead
Little Blue Chair
Wolfie and Fly
Wolfie and Fly: Band on the Run
Mr. Zinger's Hat
My New Shirt
Ella May and the Wishing Stone
Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
Beyond the Dance
Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit
Thing-Thing
Ten Old Men and a Mouse
Directed by Kaspar Snit
The Fortress of Kaspar Snit

Books

Robot Island
Water, Water
Hans Christian Andersen Lives Next Door
The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
Bear Wants to Sing
King Mouse
What Are You Doing, Benny?
Mort Ziff Is Not Dead
Little Blue Chair
Wolfie and Fly
Wolfie and Fly: Band on the Run
Mr. Zinger's Hat
My New Shirt
Ella May and the Wishing Stone
Jacob Two-Two on the High Seas
Beyond the Dance
Ten Lessons for Kaspar Snit
Thing-Thing
Ten Old Men and a Mouse
Directed by Kaspar Snit
The Fortress of Kaspar Snit

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