colton burpo is in the house. you bright yepen the place up. . did you like coming to see us? did you like the most about it? you don't have to answer that. this book has been an amazing publishing phenomenon. the little book, it was on "the new york times" bestseller list, number one, was on the list for years, still is and 44 weeks at number one, colton. is that a miracle? different kind of miracle? >> yeah. >> what do you think resonated with the story of you telling your mom and dad when you got back from heaven what it was like? >> well, i really don't know how they wanted to write a book. well, god pushed my dad into it. >> god did that? >> yeah. a lot. i just told them my experiences. it ended up healing the hurt also. >> this is a book where you remember -- this happened eight years ago. you're 12 now. it must be hard to remember, but because you and your dad talked, you remember. what are some of the big things you remember from heaven? >> the big things are my family members and jesus. >> you saw which family members? >> my great grandfather pop and my sister who was

to us is out with a children's version called "heaven is for real" for kids and todd, sonja and colton burpo's good to see you again. >> good morning. >> let's recap for those who aren't familiar with the book. when colton was 4 years old he had a burst appendix, had several surgeries. having come through that, he started telling you guys about having seen heaven. what did he say, todd? >> i think his stories have been incredible. he can see us where we were in the hospital while he was in surgery, so that first grabbed our attention because those facts, we didn't know how he knew them. then he goes on to talk about a sister he met in heaven, my grandfather and of course he tells us what god looks like. the only painting of jesus that he's ever said is right, the information he shares is pretty incredible. >> sonja, colton seemed to know things you had never told him. after all he was only 4 years old. >> he told us about our miscarried daughter and about a great grandfather he had never met and various other things. >> colton, it's been eight years now, it's a long time for anybody. do you