Devin Fan is an artist, poet and youth worker who has a passion for nature, adventures and kung fu. The Barnabus Project is his first children's book and marks the first time he has worked with his brothers Terry and Eric to write and illustrate a picture book together. The Barnabus Project was named by CBC Books as the best Canadian picture book of 2020.

The Fan Brothers won the 2020 Governor General's Literary Prize for young people's literature — illustrated books for The Barnabus Project.