Book - The Undefeated

The Undefeated is a 2019 poem by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson. The book was well received and won the 2020 Caldecott Medal and a Newbery Honor. Kadir Nelson's artwork also earned it a Coretta Scott King Award.

The book, which reads as a poem, references lyrics and lines originally shared by celebrated heroes to underline the endurance and spirit of those surviving in the present.

Ages 5-9. Hardcover, 11x10, 40 pp., 2019.