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(s) of Pyewacket, a resilient alley cat, and his friends, who stay on the property and adapt to a new life.
In a positive review, Richard Lockridge of The New York Times called the book "ingenious, well-plotted and pretty funny".
[1] Finding the novel to be "a most amusing story", the Redwood City Tribune's Pat Martin praised Charles Pickard's illustrations and Weir's "very fine characterization" of the cat.
[3] Writing for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Virginia Van Fleet called the book's conclusion "a most ingenious and satisfying solution".