In addition to Lesley Barber's instrumental track from the series, The Little Bear Movie features two original songs composed by Marc Jordan and Anthony Vanderbilt and performed by Shawn Colvin: "Great Big World" and "Everybody Wants To Paint My Picture."

They then enjoy a grilled fish breakfast together with Father Bear before they decide it's time to start heading home.

They make missing person posters for Cub's parents and then head back into the wilderness to hang them up.

While trying to help Cub after he gets his foot stuck in some rocks, they meet the mountain lion again and he tries to eat Duck, but Poppy and Pete try to tackle him to save her, which causes them to fall into the river.

After saying goodbye to Cub, Little Bear heads home and on the way back to the house it starts snowing.

Fit for any preschooler, and likely to incite a little nostalgia for organic, free-range play in adults, the film is slower-paced and practically quaint in its simple desire to show the budding friendship between a civilized bear and a wild bear, and the abiding respect they foster for each other's ways of life along the way.

Parents will like the attention paid to the dangers of the outdoors, the free-spirited play driven by imagination and a cardboard box, and the family-friendly themes.