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Jeff Gottesfeld
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Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld[3][4] (born 1956) is an American novelist, playwright, and screen and television writer.
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Born | Howard Jeffrey Gottesfeld 1956 (age 67–68)[1] |
Education | Colby College (BA)[2] University of San Francisco (JD)[2] |
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Notable work | Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (illustrated by Matt Tavares) The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window (illustrated by Peter McCarty) Food for Hope: How John van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry (illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha) The Christmas Mitzvah (illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha) The World’s Strongest Librarian (play adaptation of the book by Josh Hanegarn) |
Under the pseudonym of Zoey Dean (which he shared with his former wife Cherie Bennett), Gottesfeld co-wrote How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls which was developed into the series Privileged.[5][6]
He is also an award-winning children’s literature author. His titles include Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (illustrated by Matt Tavares), listed on the The Wall Street Journal and Kirkus Reviews’ best books for children lists and the School Library Journal’s outstanding non-fiction children’s book list.[7][8][9] The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window (illustrated by Peter McCarty) won the Association of Jewish Libraries’ Sidney Taylor Award for notable title, and was named on the Chicago Public Library’s Best Children’s Book list, and The New York Times’ Best Illustrated Children’s Books.[10][11][12] No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon's Battle for Women's Rights in Japan was named the Freeman Book Award’s best picture book.[13] Food for Hope: How John van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry (illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha) won the Independent Publishers Association’s Bronze Medal, Children’s Picture Book (All Ages) and the Christopher Award.[14][15][16] The Association of Jewish Libraries named The Christmas Mitzvah (illustrated by Michelle Laurentia Agatha), its Honor Book silver medal winner for the Sydney Taylor Book Award.[17]
In addition, his play World’s Strongest Librarian won the American Alliance for Theatre and Education’s Distinguished Play Award.[18]