Courtney Welker grew up in York, Western Australia’s oldest inland town, the eldest daughter of a multi-generational farming family.  She now lives in the Perth Hills with her husband and three young children. Courtney has degrees in law and arts (politics and Japanese), and a Master of International Relations. Courtney and her husband read to their children every day, love telling them stories (in which they and their pets often star), and relish adding to their memory boxes.