03/05/2014 Newsround

Good morning - Ricky here with news on e-books and hovercrafts to come,

but let's start in Ukraine, where the battle to control parts of the

country is continuing this morning. The Government says its army will

carry on fighting armed groups, who've taken over several Eastern

towns and cities, because they want more Russian control in the country.

There was fierce violence yesterday as the two sides clashed. America

says the violence is senseless. Next to books - and the question of

whether you still read paperbacks? The rise of the e-book means the

number of people buying them has fallen. Tim Muffet went to meet The

Tiger Who Came To Tea author Judith Kerr to see what she thinks about

it, and find out where she gets her ideas from.

The reporter who came to tea. "Suddenly, there was a ring at the

door. Sophie's mummy said, I wonder who that can be?"

Hello, Judith. I have been invited to Judith Carr's house, creator of

The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Mog, and many other famous children's books.

So this is the room where The Tiger Who Came To Tea and Mog all came to

life. Everything I've ever done, I've done

in this room. The Tiger Who Came To Tea is the story of a young girl,

Sophie. And Tiger, who comes round, uninvited, to her house. He helps

himself to all the food and drink they have. He even drains all the

water from the taps. We had the children and I made up

stories for them. And one of them was the story about a tiger, which

my daughter liked and made me tell her again and again.

The book was first published back in 1968 and still sells lots of copies

today. Judith's stories have remained popular through the years.

Does she still think there is a place for paper books? Some new

children accessing books through electronic devices. It is not the

same. Some books are all right as an e-book. Which you would maybe read

once and never read again. I do not think that printed books will never

disappear. They are different thing. And we want to hear whether you

prefer reading books on screen or paper. Head to the website to let us

know. It can reach speeds of 70 miles per

hour, it hasn't got any breaks and it travels on land and water. The

drivers of the UK's top hovercrafts are gearing up for the first race of

the British championship in Lancashire today. The hovercrafts

can go from 0-60 miles in less than four seconds. The sport is said to

be popular amongst teenagers and the action can get incredibly heated.

I'll have more for you just before 12. Bye.