The Child Who Died and Lived Again

"The Child Who Died and Lived Again" by Favell Lee Mortimer is a religious tale for children from the 1800s that teaches moral lessons of faith and resurrection. Centered around religion, it recalls religious stories in the Bible to teach kids about life, death, and believing in something. The story tells of a man named Jairus, whose twelve-year-old daughter is dying. He asks Jesus to heal her, but she passes way. Jesus tells Jairus not to worry and goes to his home, where he takes the girl's hand and she comes back to life, showing that he is in has power of life and death. This story teaches how believing in something is powerful and believing in never-ending life, while teaching young readers to contemplate how they believe and act as they grow. It tells a simple story to try and help children with understanding death and faith.