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Who is R.K. Alker and What is His Connection to #LancashireDay?

RK Alker Children's Author as the award winning Chilliman from Little Green Men with 5-star book reviews and testimonials from faith school author visits reading funny kids books from Chorley Lancashire England UK on Lancashire Day #LancashireDay
Do you remember this funny entertainer? The ChilliMan was on all the TV & Radio Stations!

R.K. Alker Best-Selling Children’s Author was born in the UK, but he was MADE IN LANCASHIRE!

R.K. Alker has a career spanning more than 3 decades of university lecturing, content writing, UK 999 emergency ambulances, media and entertainment as the colourful TV ChilliMan.

RK Alker was born and raised in the small village of Adlington near Chorley in Lancashire and first found fame as the TV & Radio ChilliMan aficionado and a champion of local producers. The height of his fame was during the early rise of local producers and celebrity chefs from 2000 onwards—the modern-day term is now “Food Evangelist!

Every Day was #LancashireDay with Made in Lancashire

The little orange “Lancashire” blackboard sign on the back left of the ChilliMan image was the branding for Made in Lancashire.

Made in Lancashire Helped Local Food Producers

#MadeInLancashire was a network that worked with local food and drink producers from the county to promote, support and help develop their businesses through various activities. The project developed the Made in Lancashire brand to help consumers recognise local producers and encourage a think, buy, eat LOCAL ethos.

Unfortunately, the recession forced RK Alker’s

chilli growing and artisan chilli production

back to where it all began—as a hobby.

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Every Day was #LancashireDay for RK Alker on the UK 999 Emergency Ambulances

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RK Alker serving during a distinguished career on the Lancashire 999 Emergency Ambulances

R.K. Alker retrained to serve the country on the 999 Emergency Ambulances.

During that decade, he helped bring babies into the world and saved 6,000 lives.

In his 50th year, he was injured helping someone, which ended his career on the 999 emergency ambulances.

 

 

That plot twist was the positive writing catalyst

that presented RK Alker with the most unusual opportunity

to achieve his dream of writing a children’s book.

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How R.K. Alker Best-Selling Children’s Author Wrote My Grandad vs The Fangazoo

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“I couldn’t run and play with my kids, but in my mind, I imagined an adventure where we ran and played together. I channelled into the Fangazoo book the positivity I felt and the lessons I had learned about applying positivity in crisis situations on the Lancashire 999 ambulances.

I sat, wrote and lived the hilarious adventure with my kids in the book as they went on a breath-taking, funny adventure with their explorer grandad to find a dragon

…and the Best-Selling My Grandad vs The Fangazoo was born.” 

RK ALKER’S LATEST BOOK – My Grandad vs The Fangazoo

Available in Paperback & Kindle to BUY IT NOW on AMAZON CLICK HERE

A laugh-out-loud, wonderfully entertaining action-adventure for age 7 upwards

A top-secret expedition unfolds for sisters Frankie and Charlie when they find the Fangazoo clue in crazy captain Sam’s rhyme. Can their archaeologist grandad complete one last BIG adventure with the girls and their cousins? Plunged into a hostile kingdom, how long before they face the Fangazoo? And, can they escape?

BUY FANGAZOO NOW on AMAZON CLICK HERE

5 Star Reviews for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo written by RK Alker Childrens Author of Funny Kids Books Absolutely Amazing Children’s Book for a Wide Range of Ages

“Our children age 5 and 7 absolutely loved this from start to finish. Normally, they get a little disinterested with books of this size, but this one captured their interest all the way through. So funny and the kids were gripped, can’t wait to read more from this writer!”

 

5 Star Reviews for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo written by RK Alker Childrens Author of Funny Kids BooksAbsolutely Brilliant!

“This book was just a fabulous read, such a funny interesting read, fantastic for children, but I loved it as an adult.”

 

5 Star Reviews for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo written by RK Alker Childrens Author of Funny Kids BooksBrilliant Read!

“Read by a year 6 class as their class reader. Loved by all!”

Fangazoo

My Grandad vs The Fangazoo by R.K. Alker

5-Star Book Reviews and Testimonials From Readers of the Fangazoo Colouring and Activity Book:1 for Boys & Girls Ages 4 5 6 7 8 by R.K. Alker

Paperback My Grandad vs The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book 1 for Ages 4-8 Activities including Puzzles Mazes Dot-to-Dot Word Search Spot The Difference Counting Adding Number Bonds to 10 & Cursive Writing with 5-Star Book Reviews and Testimonials
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Key Stage 1 (KS1)

The Fangazoo Colouring and Activity Book contains discrete education for Key Stage 1 including the original artwork from The Fangazoo and contains:

  • 50 Pages of Colouring
  • Drawing
  • Puzzles
  • Mazes
  • Word Searches
  • Spot The Difference
  • Dot-to-Dot

PLUS, Fun Educational Activities:

  • Counting & Adding Up
  • Number Bonds to 10
  • Guided Cursive Letter & Number Writing

BUY THE FANGAZOO COLOURING & ACTIVITY BOOK NOW on AMAZON CLICK HERE

5 Star Reviews for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo written by RK Alker Childrens Author of Funny Kids Books Great Activity Book for Kids

“I bought my two kids a copy of this activity book at a local literary event. My daughter is 5 and loves completing the mazes, colouring and dot-to-dot puzzles. My son is 3, so he’s more into the colouring at the moment, but there’s plenty of that for him! It’s a good introduction to the characters of the book, which I hope we’ll read together when they’re a little older.”

Fangazoo Colouring and Activity Book 1 for Ages 4-8

Fangazoo Colouring and Activity Book:1 for Boys & Girls Ages 4 5 6 7 8 by R.K. Alker

 

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My Grandad vs The Fangazoo RK Alker Childrens Author of Funny Kids Books from Lancashire England UK 5-Star Book Reviews and TestimonialsR.K. Alker Best-Selling Children’s Author was born in the UK, but he was MADE IN LANCASHIRE!

He is famous as the TV & Radio ChilliMan aficionado and a champion of local producers or “Food Evangelist!”

R.K. Alker has a career spanning more than 3 decades of university lecturing, content writing, UK 999 emergency ambulances, media and entertainment as the colourful TV ChilliMan which contributed to this hilarious children’s adventure book written for his kids.

RK Alker Children's Author as the award winning Chilliman from Little Green Men with 5-star book reviews and testimonials from faith school author visits reading funny kids books from Chorley Lancashire England UK on Lancashire Day #LancashireDay
Do you remember this funny entertainer? The ChilliMan was on all the TV & Radio Stations!

Read RK Alker Funny Kids’ Author’s amazing story in the PRESS SECTION CLICK HERE

RK Alker is an author of funny children’s books from Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Earth!

His little girls think RK Alker is the Best Funny Kids Author in the World.

Find RK Alker Children’s Author Events, Book Readings, Children’s Bedtime Stories, Kids’ Storytelling, School Author Visits, Children’s Book Signings and more on Eventbrite.

R.K. Alker is also The Chilliman from Little Green Men, a master of The Ancient Lancastrian Art of Ecky Thump! and can be found on Instagram, Blogger.com & Yell