0:00:13 > 0:00:17It's Thursday the 1st of March, Ricky here
0:00:17 > 0:00:21with your morning Newsround.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24First, the big freeze continues with many of you waking up
0:00:24 > 0:00:26to more snow this morning.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Scotland has seen the worst of it.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The most severe weather warning is still in place there.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Travel has been disrupted for many.
0:00:31 > 0:00:35We're hearing that some people have been stuck on the roads all night.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40But we've also seen how lots of you are enjoying the weather.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Teachers and students at a school in Essex had a snowball
0:00:43 > 0:00:47fight on a epic scale, take a look at this.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS.
0:00:52 > 0:01:00Go!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09There was another epic battle in the snow at Wembley last night
0:01:09 > 0:01:11and the weather didn't stop Tottenham from getting
0:01:11 > 0:01:14safely through to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18They beat League One Rochdale in their 5th round replay,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21It was plain sailing this time around for Spurs despite the snow
0:01:21 > 0:01:24as Spanish striker Fernando Llorente scored his first hattrick
0:01:24 > 0:01:27for the North London side.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Once again though it was VAR that got everyone talking after officials
0:01:30 > 0:01:33took a very long time to disallow Eric Lamela's goal after spotting
0:01:33 > 0:01:38some shirt tugging.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Exciting news today!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Of course it is World Book Day and as part of that Blue Peter has
0:01:43 > 0:01:45been running some competitions.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49And today we can reveal the winner of the fact book category.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54The winner is...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Well, it's Real-Life Mysteries.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01But what's it all about?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Joining us is Blue Peter presenter Lindsey, author Susan Martineau
0:02:03 > 0:02:06and illustrator Vicky Barker.
0:02:06 > 0:02:13Let's start with Lindsey.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18Congratulations on winning this award. Tell us a bit more about
0:02:18 > 0:02:24tonight's special snow.It will be a good show, maybe no snowball fights.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27We are dressing up, I cannot say what is, but some good book
0:02:27 > 0:02:35characters.Congratulations, Susan tell us more about the book.It is a
0:02:35 > 0:02:41collection of mysteries that have always fascinated me and each story
0:02:41 > 0:02:50has a case file, a bit like a cop show crime board. There is bits of
0:02:50 > 0:02:55evidence and witness statements and maps and locations and clues. The
0:02:55 > 0:03:01wonderful Vicky has made it into this amazing illustration with all
0:03:01 > 0:03:06the information I threw at her.It is beautiful, you must be proud of
0:03:06 > 0:03:13your work.I am.And you should be. What was it like putting together
0:03:13 > 0:03:18all the illustrations?It was hard work, but fantastic, so much fun, a
0:03:18 > 0:03:24good subject to work on.And do you love World Book Day? Did you like it
0:03:24 > 0:03:30as a kid?We are passionate about books and the fact that we have one
0:03:30 > 0:03:34means so much for us because the viewers voted for us. It is for
0:03:34 > 0:03:41them.Do they get to take something home with them?We have got a proper
0:03:41 > 0:03:47award show later. It will be really good.And because it is World Book
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Day we will be dressing up later. Can you tell us what you are going
0:03:52 > 0:03:58to do?I am not allowed. But we have an amazing gold badge moment all to
0:03:58 > 0:04:05do with a very famous author. That is all I can say.Will you dress up?
0:04:05 > 0:04:15If you had to, what would you be?We nearly came as a big book. But we
0:04:15 > 0:04:17didn't.Thank you so much for joining us.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Thank you so much for joining us.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22We can't wait to find out who you're dressing up as today.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Head online to let us know and send us a snap!
0:04:24 > 0:04:27And while you're there check out some more top authors
0:04:27 > 0:04:30giving their tips for on how to create your own best-seller.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32The rest of the winners of Blue Peter's Book Awards will be
0:04:32 > 0:04:35on the show later today.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38One of them is How to Train your Dragon author Cressida Cowell who's
0:04:38 > 0:04:39won the best story prize.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41It's for her book The Wizards of Once.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46She sent us this message.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Hi, I'm Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator
0:04:49 > 0:04:51of the training Dragon books and the Wizards of Once series.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55It is World Book Day and it is my favourite day of the year.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I love World Book Day.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01If I was dressing up, I think I would probably be
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Pippi Longstocking with the pigtails and everything because she was
0:05:05 > 0:05:09so cheeky and she could lift her own horse above her head.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I am not quite sure how I would make the horse, though.
0:05:13 > 0:05:19I am so thrilled because today I have just learned that I've won
0:05:19 > 0:05:22the Blue Peter book award.
0:05:22 > 0:05:29I can't tell you how happy this makes me for my new book.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Here's to World Book Day wherever you are.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I hope you have a great day.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Just time to go back out into the snow and show you this.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42What do you do if the weather leaves your stuck on the bus
0:05:42 > 0:05:42for two-and-a-half hours?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Sing, of course!
0:05:45 > 0:05:48# Oh, the weather outside is frightful.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51# But the fire so delightful.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55# Since we have no place to go...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57# Let it snow, let it snow let it snow #.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Hurray!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Have a fantastic World Book Day, guys.
0:06:03 > 0:06:09Newsround's back this afternoon.