Heaven is for Real
“Heaven is for Real,” the story of a 4-year-old little boy who went to heaven and back, has become a best-seller and has sold more than 5.6 million copies. [1]
Colton Burpo and his father Todd Burpo sign copies of ‘Heaven Is for Real’ in their Imperial, Neb., home. [2]
Heaven is for Real and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. [3]
Heaven Is for Real is the true story of the four-year old son of a small town Nebraska pastor who during emergency surgery slips from consciousness and enters heaven. [4]
Here’s an excerpt from “Heaven is For Real,” now also available in a fully illustrated chidlren’s version. [5]
Colton said he met his miscarried sister, whom no one had told him about, and his great grandfather who died 30 years before Colton was born, then shared impossible-to-know details about each. [4]
When pastor Todd Burpo and his wife, Sonja, asked their 4-year-old son Colton a simple question, they never expected his extraordinary response: Colton recounted an experience that reinforced their faith forever. [5]
Colton Burpo remembers a heaven as a very colorful place, and that everyone is young. [1]
Just two months shy of his fourth birthday, Colton Burpo, the son of an evangelical pastor in Imperial, Neb., was rushed into emergency surgery with a burst appendix. [2]
In March, NBC’s Matt Lauer interviewed him and his parents about the book, which is subtitled “A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back”, and about his story. [1]
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[1] ‘Heaven is for Real’ boy being interviewed again by Matt Lauer on …
[2] ‘Heaven Is for Real,’ Boy’s Tale, Is Publishing Phenomenon …
[3] Amazon.com: Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of …
[4] Heaven is for Real : Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
[5] ‘Heaven Is for Real’: One boy’s astonishing account - books …