Cat Weatherill

World Book Day Live & Online 2021 - let's do this!

http://www.catweatherillauthor.co.uk

catw@btconnect.com

Booking enquiry

Available for

Workshop, Talk, Reading, Interview, Commission a book

Audiences

Age 3 to 5, Age 5 to 7, Age 7 to 11, Age 11 to 14, Age 14 to 16, Age 16 to 18+, Further Education, University, Adult

Genres

Comedy, Fable, Fairy tale, Fantasy, Fiction, Fiction narrative, Folklore, Humour, Legend, Mythology, Narrative, Narrative non-fiction, Picture book, Poetry

Book types

Fiction for children, Fiction 5-9, Fiction 8-13, Non-fiction for children, Picture book

Awards

Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award (Barkbelly) The Calderdale Children's Book of the Year Award (Barkbelly) The West Sussex Children's Book Award (Snowbone) and The Bolton Children's Book Award (Wild Magic)
Tir na n-Og Awards 2020

Organisations

Details

COVID INFO:

I am happy to do live school visits (where possible) or online sessions. Since March I have done sessions for schools from New Delhi to Merthyr Tydfil and many places inbetween... Lots of online library sessions over the summer. It is surprising how well online sessions can work - and how enjoyable they can be!

I have good equipment (professional microphone etc) and fast wifi. Very familiar with Zoom, Skype, Webex and GotoMeeting.

Introducing Cat

You’ll get a Buy One, Get One Free type deal if you book Cat... She is both a best-selling Puffin author AND one of the UK’s best-loved storytellers :-)

Cat can visit your school in either capacity or bring a mixture of both eg a storytelling assembly for KS1 and creative writing workshops for KS2.

Pretty much anything is possible:

She comfortably works across all ages from Nursery - Year 9
A full day is 4 x 50/60 minute sessions. You can fill them how you want.
Large numbers are not a problem. She is used to big audiences and can bring her own PA if necessary.

Cat can offer workshops on many aspects of creative writing, from Year 1 upwards. As a fantasy writer, she specialises in Imagined worlds and cinematic writing. She also offers specialist creativity workshops for Reception - Year 3 on the theme of light: wonderandmagic.co.uk

Cat adores visiting schools and works across the UK and INTERNATIONALLY. She creates a real buzz, brings laughter and energy to her sessions, and can be genuinely inspirational. She has been an Artist in Education for twenty five years and has super-efficient admin in place.

~ Her Money Back Guarantee has never been claimed! ~

Please feel free to email Cat directly for a guaranteed (and faster) response: catw@btconnect.com

Enquiries are FREE - please ask :-)

‘Cat is one of our great storytellers’ Michael Morpurgo

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42faCzrhwo

Main business website: www.catweatherill.co.uk

Child-friendly author website: www.catweatherillauthor.com

Event feedback

Hi there! Cat's visit was very interesting. She worked with various school children and they really enjoyed her sessions. She is a very good storyteller and also animates her sessions with music and drama. She is very good in eliciting stories from the students to draft their ideas on paper. Thank you dear Cat for making for your visit in Malta a wonderful experience for us all! :)

Erika Borg Medati (National Literacy Agency, Malta)

Books by Cat Weatherill

Cat has eleven children's books, for ages 3 - 14.

On author's website

Barkbelly

A magical fantasy adventure about a wooden boy (age 8+) 'Glorious' The Independent

Amazon

Dream Adventures

True life stories from Cat’s travels plus the adventurers, explorers, archaeologists etc behind the places she visits. Perfect to tie-in to a travel theme. The book also encourages children to escape through reading and to dream bigger lives for themselves. Experiences covered include mountain biking in Bolivia, cage diving with sharks in Spain, driving a tuk-tuk in India, flying over the Nazca lines in Peru, sleeping in the Amazon rainforest, going inside pyramids in Egypt and visiting Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings.

On author's website

Snowbone

Companion novel to Barkbelly (age 8+) 'A dazzling book' - Carousel

Amazon

On author's website

Wild Magic

Powerful re-working of the Pied Piper legend (age 8+)

Amazon

9781912009541

On author's website

Jack's Diamond

Pirates, wizards, princesses and dragons abound in this story collection for 7 - 9 year olds.

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Waterstones Amazon

9781785622991

On author's website

Where Magic Hides

A brand-new collection of short stories set in contemporary Wales, in which children find the magic in the mythological landscape around them.

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Waterstones Amazon

On author's website

Breathe

An excitable young dragon discovers yoga as a way of calming down

Zac and the Zombeards

Fast and scary read about a boy who fights three zombeards (zombies with beards!) Great for reluctant readers.

On author's website

Jaco the Leek

Fast and funny read with a strong Welsh (oniony!) flavour (age 6-9)

Amazon

Famous Me

A girl who longs to be famous becomes an instant celebrity for the strangest of reasons. Fame, gender, dreams and the Suffragettes collide in a quirky school drama.

9781848570498

On author's website

By Lantern Light

A beautiful picture book with illustrations by Alison Edgson. Two rabbits - a father and son - travel home through a dark, wintery night with a lantern to show the way. The lantern actually lights up!

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Waterstones Amazon

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