The Wall Street Journal, The Best Books of 2021: Children's Books has recognized acclaimed children’s book writer Jeff Gottesfeld for his best-selling picture book for children Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Candlewick, 2021), with illustrations by Matt Tavares. Previously. Gottesfeld has won awards from the American Library Association, the Writers Guild of America, and the National Council for the Social Studies.