Cat Weatherill

Cat Weatherill is a British storyteller, novelist, and poet whose performance background informs the pace and atmosphere of her children's fiction. Wild Magic reimagines what happened after the children followed the Pied Piper of Hamelin, sending readers into a landscape of whispering forests, magical weapons, an ogre, and a werewolf. Penguin describes the novel as a dark fantasy with an unexpected twist, while Weatherill identifies it as her third novel after Barkbelly and Snowbone. She places the story for readers aged eight to fourteen and notes that Walker Books for Young Readers published its U.S. edition. Weatherill has also narrated the BBC audiobook herself, extending her stage practice into the book's spoken form. The result joins folklore, suspense, and oral-storytelling energy in an adventure designed for younger readers.