Cheburashka 2: Official Novelization

Imagine your favorite long-eared character isn’t a plush toy but a living furry creature that arrived from a faraway orange grove. His sudden appearance in a seaside town and meeting a lonely old man kick off a touching story about how a simple miracle of friendship helps you forgive, cherish your loved ones, and never lose faith in goodness.

But Cheburashka is no longer the same little kid he was a year ago: he grows, changes, and as time goes on he argues more and more with Gena, who is trying his hardest to be his mentor. The tension reaches its limit at Sonya’s birthday, when the long-eared one’s accidental mischief almost ruins the party. To avoid a new scandal, Cheburashka, Grisha, and Sonya sneak off to the mountains—toward beautiful landscapes and very real dangers.

Meanwhile, adults, worried by the kids’ disappearance, launch a search. All the heroes will have to face their fears, learn to hear one another, and understand the most important thing: kindness and attachment are the truest companions on the road to happiness.