The saga of a family of mice — the Browns — and their friends, Bruno the donkey, Lucy the lamb, and
Pedro the pigeon, continue in this second book. The first book concluded with the Brown family weeping,
as Joseph had firmly told them that they could not follow them to Egypt, as God had told Joseph to
do. But with their departure also went the internal peace that surrounded them when baby Jesus was
in their presence. Meanwhile, Herod the Great, King of Judea, had ordered the killing of all Jewish boys
under the age of three because the magi had told him that the King of the Jews had been born, and
Herod considered that a threat to his rule. Amongst the mayhem, the Browns and their friends, hitch
a ride to Nazareth, where Mr. Brown successfully re-establishes his Mouse Transportation Company.
Time passes then a family of three moves into a house a few doors down from the Browns. The young
family looks eerily familiar. Could it possibly be Joseph, Mary, and Jesus, who was now a young boy? If
it is, would the Browns experience that internal peace they knew in Bethlehem when Jesus was just a
newborn baby? Will the Browns finally discover the true purpose of Jesus’s presence on Earth? Discover
the answer in this second volume.
关于作者
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Hughes, a native of Muskogee, Okla., retired from the Marine Corps in 1996.
Mark believes that the saving grace of Jesus can be presented to children in a way that is creative and
entertaining thereby making Jesus’s gospel attractive to children. Mark has been writing all his life and has
a bachelor’s degree in journalism in education with a history minor and a master’s in communication. As a
public affairs officer, he was responsible for writing, editing, taking photographs, and publishing military
newspapers. Additionally, Mark worked with the media and the community, answering questions and
resolving issues. His assignments included New River Air Station, N.C.; Camp Lejeune, N.C.; U.S. Central
Command, Tampa, Fla.; Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan; and New York, New York. His deployments included
Panama, Operation Restore Hope (Somalia), and Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (Saudi Arabia).
His schooling includes The Basic School, Amphibious Warfare College, the Defense Information School,
and Command and Staff College. His awards include the Bronze Star (meritorious), Defense Meritorious
Service Medal, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, and the Navy Achievement Medal, among others.