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About the Book

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

When four-year-old 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 following months --- a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy’s trip to heaven and back.

This true story, retold by his father but using Colton’s uniquely simple words, 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. 

Bonus material in this special movie edition includes:

  • Photos from the movie set
  • Updates from father, Todd, and son, Colton, on recent events including the making-of-the-movie experience
  • “From the Set” Q&A’s with the movie’s filmmakers and actors

Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent

  • Publication Date: March 4, 2014
  • Genres: Christian, Nonfiction
  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson
  • ISBN-10: 0849922070
  • ISBN-13: 9780849922077