RK Alker Children's Author

“One day or day one—you decide!” ❓Have you ever underestimated your kids❓ The inkling of my recovery was sparked when we walked up the road to watch the lighting of the Rivington Pike beacon from a distance for the #PlatinumJubilee. Yesterday, we decided to get closer. Before we set off on the walk, I whispered to my wife: “We’ll have to go at Charlie’s pace.” Charlie is 4 years old and I anticipated a slow slog as we took our children on an adventure to explore the wooded paths of the newly renovated Japanese Garden’s in Lord Leverhulme’s old estate on the slopes of Rivington Pike. ❎ERROR❗️ 🤕As we climbed the lower slopes, I glanced, with some concern at my injured knee as it began to itch inside! Little Charlie set the pace alright— faster than any of us! She shot through the beautiful Japanese gardens, pointed up some winding steps and proceeded to climb 1191 feet, all the way to the top of Rivington Pike! As I looked to the Fylde coast over the North West of the Kingdom, I noticed the summit has an engraving, it reads: “One day or day one—you decide!” ⭐️💡EPIPHANY!💡⭐️ My recovery has obviously taken a surprising turn for the better! It’s been more than 3 years since the injuries that ended my 999 Emergency Ambulance career. Once again, my kids dragged me out of the “can’t do” mindset of injury—last time they did that, 3 years ago, I wrote a funny kids’ book for them whilst I couldn’t get around. I recently turned it into an Amazon Best-Seller. Search for #Fangazoo for that. 📚Fangazoo is on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 📚Or my website here: https://lnkd.in/epDVPV73 Images from #ChorleyCouncil #platinumjubilee2022 #RivingtonPike #Chorley #ChildrensAuthor #childrensbookstagram #childrens #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #childrensbookauthor #childrensillustration #kids #writerslift #kidsbookstagram #KidsAuthor #kidsbooks #kidsactivities #kids #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling #Lancashire #publisher #bookrelease #newbookrelease (at Lancashire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CegJ-lAIPpR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Listen on YouTube to the first chapter of the #audiobook👇for the ⭐️⭐️NEW RELEASE⭐️⭐️ TOP 20 Amazon BEST-SELLING Funny, Illustrated Adventure Book: My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 & UP - BLURB & LINK👇BELOW https://youtu.be/jHXieD8vj2M 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? ALSO LISTEN TO THE AUDIOBOOK ON: https://rkalker.com/fangazoo READ THE FIRST CHAPTER ON AMAZON JUST “LOOK INSIDE” https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA ✅ Amazon Paperback & Kindle Link Below 🌈 ££ FREE on Kindle Unlimited 📩 Also available on Prime Delivery AMAZON LINK for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 UP: https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA Contact me to book an #AuthorVisit AMAZON LINK for The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book FOR AGES 4-8: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 #ChildrensAuthor #childrensbookstagram #childrens #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #childrensbookauthor #childrensillustration #kids #writerslift #kidsbookstagram #KidsAuthor #kidsbooks #kidsactivities #kids #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling #Lancashire #publisher #bookrelease #newbookrelease https://www.instagram.com/p/CeV2ykvoEzK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

❓What books do your kids pull off the shelves❓I observed that mine love colouring & activity books! ⭐️⭐️NEW RELEASE⭐️⭐️ Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book for Ages 4 to 8. BLURB & LINK below👇 Meet Frankie and Charlie & colour the original artwork from the BEST-SELLING Funny Adventure Book: My Grandad vs The Fangazoo. My kids inspired me to create this colouring and activity book which contains all the puzzles and activities they love. PLUS discrete educational activities to overcome the common struggles for age 4+ kids, such as: ✅ Counting and adding up 🔢 ✅ Number Bonds to 10 🧮 ✅ Guided cursive letter and number writing ✍️ I have a range of books that are funny, engaging, inspirational and can educate the whole primary school in Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2. Contact me to book an #AuthorVisit AMAZON LINK for The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book FOR AGES 4-8: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 AMAZON LINK for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 UP: https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA #ChildrensAuthor #childrensbookstagram #childrens #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #childrensbookauthor #childrensillustration #kids #writerslift #kidsbookstagram #KidsAuthor #kidsbooks #kidsactivities #kids #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling #Lancashire #publisher #bookrelease #newbookrelease https://www.instagram.com/p/CeTR_3doz4D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

⭐️⭐️NEW RELEASE⭐️⭐️ Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book for Ages 4 to 8. BLURB & LINK👇 BELOW. My kids love activity books—colour the original illustrations from the BEST-SELLING Funny Adventure Book: My Grandad vs The Fangazoo. Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book for Boys & Girls Ages 4 to 8 – Fangtastic Activities! - Puzzles, Mazes, Dot-to-Dot, Word Search, Spot The Difference, Counting, Adding, Number Bonds to 10 & Cursive Writing “Overflowing with hours of skill-building fun and relaxation for children aged 4-8” Lots to do as we discover 50 pages packed with: ✅ Puzzles 🧩 ✅ Colouring 🎨 ✅ Drawing ✏️ ✅ Games and activities 🎮 ✅ Word searches❓ ✅ Mazes 🔀 ✅ Spot the difference 🔍 ✅ Dot-to-dot 🖌️ Practice fun educational activities to encourage: ✅ Counting and adding up 🔢 ✅ Number Bonds to 10 🧮 ✅ Guided cursive letter and number writing ✍️ Run for your pens and pencils to join in the fun! Colour the original drawings and artwork from the BEST-SELLING funny adventure book: 📚My Grandad vs The Fangazoo written by R.K. Alker Author, former university lecturer and 999 Emergency Ambulanceman. “I wrote this colouring and activity book to encourage children to have fun colouring, drawing and playing games and puzzles. The book offers relaxing exercises, away from the screen, that build the skills to learn to read, count and write.” R.K. Alker Author, former university lecturer and 999 Emergency Ambulanceman. AMAZON LINK for The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book FOR AGES 4-8: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 AMAZON LINK for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 UP: https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA #FemaleLed #FemaleLead #GirlPower #BooksForGirls #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling #childrensbooks #creativewriting #Chorley #Lancashire #publisher #writing #writers #bookrelease #ChildrensAuthor #newbookrelease #booklife #media #fangazoo #rkalker #press #kidslit #funactivities #funday #RKAlker #childrensbookauthors #KeyStage1 #KeyStage2 #KS1 #KS2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CeDxNuqICrJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Technology has certainly moved on since the 2000’s when I was treading the boards at events up and down the country as the weird and whacky ChilliMan from Chorley! I remember one particular event. I was at a food festival near the #Barbican. A customer or a chef was desperately trying to get a response from me about an online order. I had to leave my stand unattended at the event. Scurry a nervous run/walk to a hotel and use their cybercafé to do my digital stuff! It sounds archaic, but an online shop and vlogging on a YouTube channel back then was cutting edge! I had to shoot the video on a Camcorder Tape > Upload to PC > Edit > Produce > Upload to YouTube over rudimentary broadband at maybe 1-2mbps on a super-slow PC, which was probably the fastest around at the time. Production took hours and HOURS! The online shop was a nightmare and the courier was fun too! If I had owned a handheld communication device that controlled my online business, payments and logistics that could shoot, edit and upload YouTube videos—my life would have been a breeze! We are so fortunate to have our current technology. Good times though. Oh! I’ve been reminiscing about the Glory Days of Chillies! Photos and video were not as easy back then either. I found some images of those halcyon days and banged up 15 short articles on the website for those events—have a look if you like! They are under “Press & Media” on: https://rkalker.com #writerslift #ChildrensAuthor #childrensbookstagram #childrens #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #childrensbookauthor #childrensillustration #kids #kidsbookstagram #KidsAuthor #kidsbooks #kidsactivities #kids (at Lancashire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CeLjnA3oRg3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Meet Captain Sam of the weird ship Jumping Jato. The character of Sam developed as I thought about inspirational people, athletes and their striking appearance—hence the unusual blonde flowing locks of hair! …and what a character he is! Sam is the first person we meet in the BEST-SELLING Funny Adventure Book: My Grandad vs The Fangazoo …I hope he got your attention! You can listen to the first chapter of The Fangazoo on YouTube here: https://rkalker.com/fangazoo You can read the first chapter on Amazon, just look inside the book here: AMAZON LINK for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 UP: https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA The colouring and activity book is oodles of fun, but it has a hidden motive. I call it “discrete education” to overcome the common struggles for age 4+ kids. Read more about the colouring book here: AMAZON LINK for The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book FOR AGES 4-8: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 I really enjoyed making the Fangazoo Series. And now I have something for the whole of the primary school when I visit. You can book me for that too! Contact me to book an #AuthorVisit AMAZON LINK for The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book FOR AGES 4-8: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 AMAZON LINK for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 UP: https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA #writerslift #ChildrensAuthor #childrensbookstagram #childrens #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #childrensbookauthor #childrensillustration #kids #kidsbookstagram #KidsAuthor #kidsbooks #kidsactivities #kids https://www.instagram.com/p/CeOIaDIqWO3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

⭐️⭐️NEW RELEASE⭐️⭐️ TOP 20 Amazon BEST-SELLING Funny Adventure Book: My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 & UP. BLURB & LINK👇BELOW 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? ✅ Amazon Paperback & Kindle Link Below 🌈 ££ FREE on Kindle Unlimited 📩 Also available on Prime Delivery AMAZON LINK for My Grandad vs The Fangazoo FOR AGE 7 UP: https://amzn.to/3Et0tmA Contact me to book an #AuthorVisit AMAZON LINK for The Fangazoo Colouring & Activity Book FOR AGES 4-8: https://amzn.to/3w6Bz92 #writerslift #ChildrensAuthor #childrensbookstagram #childrens #childrensbook #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #childrensbookauthor #childrensillustration #kids #kidsbookstagram #KidsAuthor #kidsbooks #kidsactivities #kids https://www.instagram.com/p/CeQtM1NoiI9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🚑 Event Survival Kit❓Do you have one? What’s in it? I spent some time creating a large poster for my latest event—my first event since COVID.   I sat down and thought: what did I learn from my days as the ChilliMan, performing at events up and down the country?   ✅ The answer = don’t leave the poster in the car overnight—the paper gets damp and cockles!   ❓Then I thought: what else do I need to take?   ✅ Answer = Obviously, food and drink to eat on the stand or stall—as a one-man-band it can be hard to get cover for meals and necessities.   ❓But I also thought: what went wrong? I have a great memory for previous disasters!   ✅ Answer = supplies and tools to fix things, like double-sided sticky tape, multitools, string, hooks and pegs.   That’s just a few of the things in my Event Survival Kit…   ❓Do you have one? What’s in yours?   Technology has certainly moved on since the 2000’s! I’ll talk about that next…   #FemaleLed #FemaleLead #GirlPower #BooksForGirls #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling  #childrensbooks #creativewriting #Chorley #Lancashire #publisher #writing #writers #bookrelease #ChildrensAuthor #newbookrelease #booklife https://www.instagram.com/p/CeA0sWAgbb5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Are you going back to events? What are you up to?   My first BIG post-COVID-restrictions book-selling literary event was FUN!   It was enjoyable to get out and see some new humans…and get this—they were NICE!   What events are you going to? What are you doing?   #publishing #storytelling #writing #childrensbooks #booklaunch #Lancashire #bookrelease #ChildrensAuthor #storytelling (at Lancashire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd-PqksAnQ9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

This was me SMASHING IT (Literally!) At the #NYALitFest (Northern Young Adult Literary Festival) at The University of Central Lancashire 📚 Where I launched my new book! 📖 Thanks to the book lovers who stopped by to chat & buy My Grandad vs The #Fangazoo We are blessed to have a FREE Literary Festival like this on our doorstep and I'm looking forward to next year's 🙌 📚 #books #festival #publishinguclan #booklife #media #uclan #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling #childrensbooks #creativewriting @NYALitFest @publishinguclan (at The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8-ZKgrc4k/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I’m celebrating #InternationalWomensDay with my female-led, funny, action-adventure book for girls (and boys :) My Grandad vs The Fangazoo by R.K. Alker A laugh-out-loud, wonderfully entertaining action-adventure for age 7 upwards. ✅ Amazon Paperback & Kindle Link Below 🌈 ££ FREE on Kindle Unlimited 📩 Also available on Prime Delivery https://amzn.to/3sRNCXD #InternationalWomensDay2022 #FemaleLed #FemaleLead #GirlPower #BooksForGirls #booklaunch #publishing #storytelling #childrensbooks #creativewriting #Chorley #Lancashire #publishing #publisher #storytelling #media https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca1-A2jrP30/?utm_medium=tumblr

Merry Christmas Everyone from The Alkers ❤🎅🎄✝️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CX308pAgq7c/?utm_medium=tumblr

Our WINNER is RK ALKER!!🥇Can’t believe I pipped 800,000 participants & won the Tony Robbins & Dean Graziosi Knowledge Broker Blueprint (KBB) Course for the #VirtualKnowledgeIndustry 📖 What a story for #NationalStorytellingWeek I have been enjoying in Tony Robbins' 5 Day New World New You Challenge FREE on Facebook & YouTube #NWNYCHALLENGE It’s not too late to benefit from this training, catch up online - Day 5 is tonight 1900 GMT (1100 PST). I am a HUGE #TonyRobbins fan! He has been positively impacting my life for over 2 decades & always seems to show up at my time of deepest need! …& he has gifted me the training & tools to develop & publish online training in the growing $500 billion #KnowledgeEconomy 🚑 After saving 6,000 lives: births to end-of-life care & everything in-between, my #999 #EmergencyAmbulance career ended with my final injury saving lives. It gifted me the time to write whilst I recovered & fulfil a 30-year ambition to become a #ChildrensAuthor #KnowledgeBrokerBlueprint #KBB, #Mastermind & input from #DeanGraziosi & #RussellBrunson will prove invaluable as I develop my courses! Once again I stand with this beautiful GIANT of a man & his friends in my corner at the turn of tide – what an absolute blessing Tony & team are – Thankyou! 🙏 WWW.RKALKER.COM (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKeJUyFg0m5/?igshid=k3id5mkzitli

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Well, this is what we did before #lockdown last night in the #UK!! #LockdownChristmas 🎄☃️🎅 #lockdown2020 (at Rivington Pike) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHNhotwgBhA/?igshid=130gmoy8els0v

I'm making a change... #WorldSummit2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CF4hyyGgPh5/?igshid=4aifj9dq1n6p