Heaven is for Real#1 New York Times bestseller with more than 11 million copies sold! When 4 year old Colton Burpo emerges from life saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven, his family doesnt know what to believe. Heaven Is for Real details what Colton saw and his familys journey towards accepting their young son had visited the afterlife. Do you remember the hospital, Colton? Sonja said. Yes, mommy, I remember, he said. Thats where the angels