Keith Allen lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his amazing wife Kristen and two fun-loving children. By day he is a greeting card designer at American Greetings where he works as an illustrator, designer and paper engineer. By night, he’s a children’s book creator! His love for drawing and all things creative started when he was very young and it has led to a very fruitful career.

Finding time for personal projects can be difficult with small children and a demanding career. Keith was inspired by his children to begin what is currently called the “5am Pop-Up Book Project”. He is writing, illustrating, engineering and designing a pop-up book from start to finish, all at 5:00am in the morning. The entire process is being documented online from start to finish.