by Melanie Ewbank (Author), Sylvia Itzel XIMI (Illustrator)

Ella is a kid who needs to stay active. She gets bored easily. Her mom says, "Ella, you have a family of squirrels in your brain that seems to be impossible to manage." During a family vacation, Ella's impatience gets the best of her, and she tries to swim in the hotel pool by herself. Ella nearly drowns, then takes the trip of a lifetime to visit heaven. While there, she learns a lesson she will never forget!

Melanie Ewbank, the author of Ella's Trip of a Lifetime, was three years old when she had a near-death experience nearly drowning in a pool. This book is based on that life-changing event. We don't get to hear or read of these events occurring to one so young, nor do we have the benefit of an excellent author expressing these experiences in an awesome book for children. Enjoy the journey of this delightful story, while the author shares with you, the reader, the invaluable lesson she learned that day!