What if Cheburashka really exists? What if he is not a plush toy, but quite a real furry animal that lives in an orange grove in a distant country?

What if Cheburashka really exists? What if he is not a plush toy, but quite a real furry animal that lives in an orange grove in a distant country? What if he finds himself in a small town by the sea and meets an uncommunicative old man who does not need him at all, meets a little boy who cannot speak, and his mother, who makes amazing chocolate, meets a strange aunt who wants to buy it and give it to her unsympathetic granddaughter, and many, many other people.

A comical creature with enormous ears and a penchant for oranges turns up in a quiet seaside town and begins an endearing adventure in which he will find friends, a home, and a name. He will be helped and hindered along the way by a grumpy old gardener, a spoiled little girl and her fashionista grandmother, a boy with delayed speech development (and the boy's mother, who makes the tastiest chocolate in the world), and a whole host of other characters whose lives will be touched by magic and adventure.