The year is A.D. 64 ... and in Rome, the church faces fierce persecution. Driven into hiding, Christians gather wherever it's safe. At secret meetings, they learn about Jesus of Nazareth—And their faith prospers, thanks to courageous "Tellers" like Ben the Baker, who with his wife, Helena, and their "family" of young orphans--Anna, Zakkai the Zealot (better known as Zak), Justin, Marcus, and Cyrus, a young street Juggler--keep the stories alive in ... the Storykeepers.

Two lion cubs have escaped, and Crassus, Nero's head animal trainer, is furious. Where could they be? Marcus knows and it looks like curtains when Crassus tracks the cubs to Ben’s door. It’s animal antics to make your whole family roar … plus three stories of Jesus, who tells the parable of the lost sheep, restores a man’s speech and hearing, and praises the widow for her gift in the temple.