Review by Denise Dutton: The How to Train Your Dragon series of films has a place in my heart. Toothless is such an adorable cutie, I Cannot Even. But let’s not forget the adorable Light Fury that becomes Toothless’ mate. If you wish you could have one of your very own, the time is now; Folkmanis’ Pearl is an absolute delight.

This particular puppet is part of their Wristlet Puppets collection, along with the Phoenix, Sea Nymph, and Midnight Dragon. And while I adore their larger puppets? When I see this wee puppet wrapped around my wrist, there’s something that tugs at my cold, dead heart. Am I succumbing to the sweetness of this little face? It’s gloriously shiny silver wings? That suede-like patch on her torso? Or perhaps the silver hair that runs down the back of her pearlescent body? (Pearlescent. Pearl. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE FOLKMANIS.)

I could simply say that this dragon is beautifully crafted with nary an imperfect stitch. But really? It’s the way I feel like Pern’s Menolly, with a fire lizard of my very own. In fact, the poem that’s attached to Pearl harks to moments at Faire, or within your favorite dragon-centric fantasy tales. I can’t wait to slide her onto my finger, and wrap her tail around my wrist, for Faire season. When I hear that click of magnet meeting magnet, the base of her tail meeting the uppermost part, I know that she’ll stay put.

One word of caution, however. This wristlet’s magnets are situated in such a way that folks with wrists bigger than your average 12-year-old’s may not be able to have the two meet. Me? My wrists are bony, so that’s not an issue. But even without the magnets meeting, Pearl will wrap around your wrist. She may not stay, so if you take her on walkabout, be sure that she’s got a nice pocket or pack to peek out of, or else she may stray. And you don’t want that.

Denise Kitashima Dutton has been a reviewer since 2003, and hopes to get the hang of things any moment now.  She believes that bluegrass is not hell in music form, and that beer is better when it’s a nitro pour.  You can find her at Green Man Review, Atomic Fangirl, Movie-Blogger.com, or at that end seat at the bar, multi-tasking with her Kindle.