Award overlap

Books Recognized by Both the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Kirkus Prize

No book has won both the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Kirkus Prize. 6 were shortlisted or recognized by both.

Years are award years. Randolph Caldecott Medal · Kirkus Prize

Recognized by both

Books recognized by both the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Kirkus Prize without winning both, most recent first.
BookAuthorRandolph Caldecott MedalKirkus Prize
There Was a Party for LangstonJason Reynolds, Jerome Pumphrey, Jarrett Pumphrey
  • 2024 Honor (Picture Book)
  • 2024 Finalist (Young Readers' Literature)
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race MassacreCarole Boston Weatherford, Floyd Cooper
  • 2022 Honor (Picture Book)
  • 2021 Finalist (Young Readers' Literature)
We Are Water ProtectorsCarole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade
  • 2021 Winner (Picture Book)
  • 2020 Finalist (Young Readers' Literature)
The UndefeatedKwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson
  • 2020 Winner (Picture Book)
  • 2019 Finalist (Young Readers' Literature)
CrownDerrick Barnes, Gordon C. James
  • 2018 Honor (Picture Book)
  • 2018 Winner (Young Readers' Literature)
The Right Word: Roget and His ThesaurusJen Bryant, Melissa Sweet
  • 2015 Honor (Picture Book)
  • 2014 Finalist (Young Readers' Literature)