Frustrated with his pals, Briar joins a traveling circus, where new friends and fame keep the homesickness away... for a while.
Briar Bear, Bramble Bear & friends enjoy life in the woods when Logger Vick begins chopping down trees to get money to go home for the holidays. As Logger Vick is homesick, they hatch a plan to get Vick home in time for the holidays.
Briar and Bramble, who lost their mother Barbara when they were cubs, are thrown into danger when escorting a scientist, which may lead them to a family reunion.
