Signe Viška (1997) is a young author and translator. She is also an organiser and participant of various cultural and literary projects and the creator and host of the literary radio show "Bron-Hīts" on Radio NABA. In July 2021, she became editor in chief for the monthly magazine "konTEKSTS". She writes and translates works of prose, among them books for children. Her work has been published in "Punctum", "Satori", "Kultūrzīmes", "Ubi Sunt", "Benji Knewman" and other outlets. She worked as a PR specialist for the Annual Latvian Literature Award (2020–2021), the "Poetry Days 2020" festival and the International Jānis Baltvilks Prize 2021. In 2021, Liels un mazs published Viška’s debut work in children’s literature – the picture book “Kate Who Wanted to Become Grandpa” ("Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu") illustrated by Elīna Brasliņa.
"Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather" [Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu] (published by "liels un mazs"), 2022
Books to fall for
Tina Rausch. Poetic cultural heritage. Search for clues about Latvian Childrens and youth literature, in print // Eselsohr, July 2023 [DE]
Readers of Europe 2023 - Latvian recommendation Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Consilium Europa July, 2023 [EN]
Die Kinder- und Jugendbücher des Jahres // Sueddeutsche Zeitung, December 2022 [DE]
Falter Autumn book 2022 list // Falter. Die Wochenzeitung aus Wien, October 2022 [DE]
Latvian Literature at Frankfurt: When Introversion is a Bold Choice // Publishing Perspectives, October, 2022 [EN]
Albert Caspari. Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather, review // Baltbuch, November 2023 [DE]
Signe Viška, Elīna Brasliņa: Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // oebib.de, October 2023 [DE]
Olivia Lintel. Book selection for June 2023 // Lespetitsfeuillus, June 2023 [FR]
Danielle Bertrand. “Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather”, review // Ricochet Jeunes, February 2023 [FR]
Anja Pfeifer. “Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather” // Buchwegweiser, February 2023 [DE]
“Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather” review // sikjm.ch, January 2023 [DE]
Marlene Zöhrer. Old and young together // leporello.ch // January 2023 [DE]
Roswitha Budeus-Budde. La Opa Vita , review Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Sueddeutsche Zeitung, October 2022 [DE]
Review Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Die Zeit (in print), October 2022 [DE]
Children's book tip: Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // 3 Sat.de, October 2022 [DE]
Picture books that promote intergenerational dialogue // Gesundheitskompass-mittelhessen.de, October 2022 [DE]
Kate, who wanted to become a grandfather // Kinderbuch-couch.de, August 2022 [DE]
In print
TinaRauschEselsohr_Lettland_07_23.pdf
O Kátě, která chtěla být dědečkem
O Kátě, která chtěla být dědečkem (Kate, kas gribēja klūt par vectēvu)
Title
: O Kátě, která chtěla být dědečkemTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja klūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Czech
Pages
:32
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
Kati will Großvater werden
Kati will Großvater werden (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: Kati will Großvater werdenTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:German
Pages
:32
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
난 할아버지가 될 거야!
난 할아버지가 될 거야! (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: 난 할아버지가 될 거야!Title*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Korean
Pages
:40
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
Kate, la nena que volia ser avi
Kate, la nena que volia ser avi (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: Kate, la nena que volia ser aviTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Catalan
Pages
:32
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
Katixa, aitona izan nahi duen neska
Katixa, aitona izan nahi duen neska (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: Katixa, aitona izan nahi duen neskaTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Basque
Pages
:32
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
Cati, la niña que quería ser abuelo
Cati, la niña que quería ser abuelo (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: Cati, la niña que quería ser abueloTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Spanish
Publisher
:La Maleta Ediciones
Pages
:32
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
Cata, a nena que quería ser avó
Cata, a nena que quería ser avó (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: Cata, a nena que quería ser avóTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Galician
Publisher
:La Maleta Ediciones
Pages
:32
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.
La Petite fille qui voulait devenir grand-père
La Petite fille qui voulait devenir grand-père (Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvu)
Title
: La Petite fille qui voulait devenir grand-pèreTitle*
: Kate, kas gribēja kļūt par vectēvuAuthors
: ,Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:French
Pages
:32
Year
:2023
Copyrights
:the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:The book tells the story of the passionate and determined Kati and her peaceful grandfather.