Burpo, Colton, 1999, Heaven--Christianity, Near-death experiences--Religious aspects--Christianity 

 

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, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. Colton told his parents he left his body during the surgery. 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

Heaven is for real, and you are going to like it! Colton Burpo came back from his trip to heaven with a very important message: Jesus really, really loves children. In an effort to reach even more families with this eternally significant story, this runaway bestseller is now told from Colton---kid to kids!

Shares Colton's experience in heaven, answers other children's questions about it, and provides a guide for parents to talk to their children about heaven. 

Genre/Form: Children's nonfiction
Picture books
Juvenile works
Picture books for children
Named Person: Colton Burpo; Colton Burpo; Colton Burpo; Colton Burpo
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Todd Burpo; Sonja Burpo; Wilson Ong
ISBN: 9781400318704 140031870X 9780785237518 0785237518
OCLC Number: 724665843
Notes: Revised edition of: Heaven is for real / Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent.
Awards: Retailers' Choice, 2012.
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Responsibility: as told by Colton Burpo to his parents Todd & Sonja Burpo ; illustrated by Wilson Ong.