NEO

Arrival Date: 9/8/25

Size: 22" long

Year: 2023

Edition Size: 30 (Mine is #11.)

Designer: Kaycee Bears

Purchased From: ebay

Cost: $199

Thoughts: I haven't had a new Kaycee Bears in ages! I've had my eye on Tinderflame for probably a year now and I actually wrote the designer about shipping to the US after seeing Neo on eBay. Then I went ahead and bought Neo. And then ordered Tinderflame after she said she was still shipping. So Neo is my first Kaycee in this style of dragon, which I think is actually her more common style. They're very floppy. The tail is weighted. He has four little jointed legs that you can't see very well. 

And this adorable face!

I love his colors. The gray goes so nicely with the chartreuse. And he's super soft!

He's also very petite. I was worried about the 22" but he's so tiny that it doesn't even feel that long. 

PENNY (Bear & Me)

 

Arrival Date: 9/6/25

Size: 13"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: QVC

Cost: $38

Thoughts: I treated myself to Penny and the Cuddle Cubs donkey off QVC. I love Penny. She's kind of a grayish-purple and I love how her arms stick out and the little hooves. 

She also has excellent hair and a pair of teeny tiny wings. 

The Bear & Me line reminds me of Jellycat, but in a good way. They're more basic than a lot of Jellycats, though nice quality and definitely soft. I have a couple more I have my eye on. 

WOOZY

Arrival Date: 9/6/25

Size: 13"

Year: 2023

Designer: Isabelle Lee

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: Free with rewards (Retail $119)

Thoughts: Poor Woozy! He was supposed to be part of the 2023 Bearhouse collection, but he's only just made it out now. They did a really good job with him.

Like he definitely looks like a dodo. 

He's huge and chunky, so he's pretty cuddly, though his very rounded body makes him a little bit harder to snuggle. 

CHERRY PIP

Arrival Date: 8/25/25

Size: 11"

Year: 2025 Paw Store Exclusive

Designer: Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $65

Thoughts: Cherry Pip was a surprise release and I fell for this one's face, so she had to ride along with Jabberwocky. She's tiny and fluffy and adorable. More of a reddish-pink than a cherry red, but I like it.  

JABBERWOCKY

Arrival Date: 8/25/25

Size: 18"

Year: 2024 Signature Collection

Edition Size: 750 (Mine is #618.) 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $245

Thoughts: FINALLY. I was worried about this guy, because he took a little trip to Iowa along the way. Bear in mind, I live in North Carolina and my stockist is in Florida. Yeah. He got to the hub post office about an hour away and then randomly went off to Iowa for a few days. Thankfully, he made it, because he's from 2024 and it's taken this long for the US to get him here, so he's sold out all over. He's soft and cuddly, despite being weirdly-shaped, and I adore him. I've always had a soft spot for Jabberwocky.  

ZEN ZHU

Arrival Date: 8/18/25

Size: 17"

Year: 2025 Signature Collection

Edition Size: 2000 (Mine is #969.) 

Designer: Ali Montgomery & Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $235

Thoughts: MY BOY. Zen Zhu is my favorite from the 2025 collection. He's actually my favorite dragon overall, nudging Embers out of the spot. I think my top three are Zen Zhu, Embers, Mirren now. While a simpler design than Mirren, Zen Zhu got my attention with his fabulous color combo. He's definitely one of my favorite CB pieces overall, up there with Bod, the gargoyles and the other dragons.   

MIRREN

Arrival Date: 8/18/25

Size: 17"

Year: 2025 Signature Collection 

Edition Size: 2000 (Mine is #953.) 

Designer: Ali Montgomery & Charlie

Purchased From: BAMS

Cost: $248

Thoughts: I'm so happy to finally have some of the new dragons home! We kind of got screwed here in the US, as we've not only been waiting months for these, but the arriving assortment was so big that many collectors have multiple expensive preorders coming in all at once. I had three ($248, $245, $235) plus one that's getting covered by my rewards points. It's not always easy being a US CB collector! But they're worth it. Mirren is absolutely stunning. She's gorgeous colors with these wonderful details that make her stand out from the previous dragons. These new pieces share some similarities with the originals, like their faces, claws and main body style, but have fresh features that make them more interesting than yet another color of the same basic dragon. 

 

Mirren has an extra long tail with a little fluke on the end and fin detailing down her tail and back. 

I adore her. I do wish she'd come a bit earlier though, because arriving at the same time as my most wanted for the year means she's going to have to fight for the spotlight a bit. 

PORTICULLIS

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 8"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Porticullis, who has my favorite of the five architectural names, is a little purple fairy goyle. She's very sleepy-eyed, too. 

MOAT

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 8"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Moat and Porticullis are the smaller pair. Unlike the dragons, who were each a different size, the gargoyles only come in large and small. Moat is your basic gray gargoyle, but he's super cute. 

SPIRES

Arrival Date: 6/14/25

Size: 10"

Year: 2025 

Designer: Alison Mills

Purchased From: CB Direct

Cost: $55

Thoughts: Spires is a more standard gargoyle, only in green. He does have a nice little neck ruff though.