The seven cats of Pig's Lane make a truce with the rats and mice while they try to drive out their humans. Pyewacket is a children's novel written by Rosemary Weir and illustrated by Charles Pickard. First published in 1967, the narrative centers on the demolition of a series of row houses from the viewpoint of Pyewacket, a resilient alley cat, and his friends, who stay on the property and adapt to a new life.