Ali Brown is an award winning photographer, self taught artist, and illustrator. We Needed a Boat is her debut book as author and illustrator. She has 4 wonderful children and has been married to a Navy sailor for almost 20 years in which she went on many adventures to places like Italy and San Diego. In her free time she plays guitar and loves to sing! She loves to go fishing, and enjoys cooking, gardening, and show tunes, but most of all Jesus. ❤️