Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

By Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent

Book Overview

#1 New York Times best-seller with more than 11 million copies sold and Amazon's #17 best-selling book of all time. Heaven Is for Real was the best-selling non-fiction book of 2011 as reported by Nielsen's Bookscan, and it was made in to a major motion picture by Sony in 2014. "Do you remember the hospital, Colton?" Sonja said. "Yes, mommy, I remember," he said. "That's where the angels sang to me." When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed--a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery-and authenticated that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital while he was being operated on. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, though he had not yet learned to read. With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how "really, really big" God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton's uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, "Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses." Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child. Continue the Burpos story in Heaven Changes Everything: The Rest of Our Story . Heaven Is for Real also is available in Spanish, El cielo es real .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849948363
• ISBN13: 9780849948367
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Inspirational And Beautiful Story

Interesting story that makes me cry everytime. If you’re a believer this may help to strengthen your faith. If you’re not a believer, the story will give you pause to think about if there is a hereafter or not. Would recommend!

How can you not believe?

When you read little Colton's story, you will not have a doubt in your mind that Heaven is truly for real. From page one to the very last page, you will be glued to this book. Whether you've seen the movie or have seen the stories on YouTube of Colton's experience, the book gives details the movie didn't. Definitely a must read for anyone, especially if you are curious about Jesus and what it's like in Heaven.

Great book

Very fast delivery. Great book

Heaven is for real

Hubby loves this book and tells me it is good and that I would like to read it. I am happy that I got it for him.

Please Make This A Movie