Everyone’s the Smartest

Rights sold: Latvian, English

Everyone’s the Smartest is Contra’s first full-length poetry collection for children, although he has published a wealth of children’s poetry in youth magazines and anthologies earlier. The poems focus primarily on school. Contra’s gently amusing and joyous verses take on familiar topics such as going to and coming home from school, lessons and class breaks, classmates and teachers, learning and teaching. Yet, beneath the humorous surface of Contra’s writing lies a deeper wisdom that emphasises lasting values.