I love all animals, always have and it started with Dinosaurs when I was very little, I was fascinated with them and could name my most favourite ones. In fact, my collection of animal figurines is almost half the size of my book collection - Schleich make the best.

So when I was asked to write for Parent Talk Dubai, I jumped at the chance, writing about creatures was easy for me. Parent Talk is a quarterly coloured print magazine, an information guide for parents living in the UAE.

Here's my story.