:00:14. > :00:15.Hello and welcome to Newsround, live from Birmingham's
:00:16. > :00:20.Two days of events are happening here to get
:00:21. > :00:22.you excited about reading, writing and storytelling.
:00:23. > :00:25.Thousands of CBBC fans have travelled here to meet 29
:00:26. > :00:29.of the country's best authors and illustrators, including
:00:30. > :00:33.That's not all - the stars from hit shows like Kickabout
:00:34. > :00:56.Can you guess where I am now? I'm actually in Wolfblood HQ, there's
:00:57. > :01:02.been lots going on today for fans of the show. You guys have been coming
:01:03. > :01:06.here telling all your own Wolfblood stories, and you've been getting
:01:07. > :01:11.your pictures taken with the real members of the pack. And finding out
:01:12. > :01:18.which characters you would be if you were in it. I think I would be
:01:19. > :01:25.Mattie. What are you guys doing here? This is Jack and Leona from
:01:26. > :01:31.the show. What have you been doing all day? We had question and answer
:01:32. > :01:37.sessions with the fans, and it was really cool because we get to meet
:01:38. > :01:47.the fans and the guys who love the show. Leona, do you enjoy it as
:01:48. > :01:52.well? Definitely. Everyone in Wolfblood is so supportive. They're
:01:53. > :01:58.just so wonderful. It's Awesome Authors time. Do you guys remember
:01:59. > :02:02.the authors that you read when you were younger, and why? Roald Dahl
:02:03. > :02:07.funny, the characters represent a lot of people, like Matilda and
:02:08. > :02:12.Charlie and the chocolate factory. Don't give up, and have courage and
:02:13. > :02:21.bravery. They had a big impact on Marlowe. 100% Jacqueline Wilson. Do
:02:22. > :02:28.you know, she's on the other tent, I want to meet her. What would you do
:02:29. > :02:35.if you saw her? Scream and tell her how wonderful she is. That's all
:02:36. > :02:38.from me, but I'm now going to go and take my pictures taken with the
:02:39. > :02:41.Wolfblood pack. See you soon! OK, time for a quick round-up of
:02:42. > :02:44.some of the other top stories today. Britain's very own starman
:02:45. > :02:46.Tim Peake arrived back on Earth almost a month ago,
:02:47. > :02:52.and for the first time since his return he's been speaking
:02:53. > :02:54.to journalists and schoolkids He says he missed his family,
:02:55. > :03:00.and one of the first things he ate And check out this amazing footage
:03:01. > :03:09.of a rare Scottish wildcat. It's the first one to be born
:03:10. > :03:11.at Chester Zoo. Experts say there are only
:03:12. > :03:14.100 left in the wild - making it one of the most
:03:15. > :03:17.endangered cats in the world. Play was delayed at England's
:03:18. > :03:19.cricket match against Pakistan But it wasn't because of the rain,
:03:20. > :03:23.it was because of this - a pigeon! It flew across the middle
:03:24. > :03:26.of the pitch, and began Of course, this weekend
:03:27. > :03:34.is all about Awesome Authors - He loves eating liquorice and can
:03:35. > :03:43.even make his ears waggle - it's The Hundred Mile An Hour Dog
:03:44. > :03:47.writer Jeremy Strong. You're called The King of Comedy -
:03:48. > :04:02.why do you love jokes so much? Well, I think it's just because I
:04:03. > :04:07.have a funny nature. My thoughts are just... I see the funny side of
:04:08. > :04:12.things. And then I just want to write it. I've tried writing serious
:04:13. > :04:18.books, but they make me miserable and depressed. So I put jokes in.
:04:19. > :04:21.Now I'll just stick to comedy. We've got to make reviewers who want
:04:22. > :04:25.to know more about your writing. If you were stuck on a desert
:04:26. > :04:31.island, what book would you take with you?
:04:32. > :04:37.I think that's going to have to be my family and other animals, because
:04:38. > :04:43.it is such a sunny book. What a wonderful life he had when he was a
:04:44. > :04:47.child, I wish I had been him. He ends up on this island, and he
:04:48. > :04:52.doesn't have to go to school! Work could be better than that. He's just
:04:53. > :05:00.surrounded by all these animals, it's hilarious. And Alexa, you've
:05:01. > :05:07.got a question. If you were not an author, what job would you want? O
:05:08. > :05:12.K. Well, I've always wanted to be able to play the piano really,
:05:13. > :05:16.really well, so well but I could be employed as a pianist. The kind of
:05:17. > :05:21.person who can just go to a piano and just sit down and play anything,
:05:22. > :05:25.I think that would be self-fulfilling. Well, we'll be
:05:26. > :05:35.watching out for you on the keys. We got some jokes as well. What do the
:05:36. > :05:46.football players do to keep cool? They sit close to the fans! That's a
:05:47. > :05:59.good one. Why did Dell cross the road? I don't know. -- Adele. To say
:06:00. > :06:02."Hello" from the other side. We back tomorrow with loads more
:06:03. > :06:04.from Awesome Authors.