Like any busy mom, Debi Tibbles, mother of three, was a little annoyed when she got the call from the school saying her youngest, Oliver, had a headache and could she come to get him. When she got to the school and picked up Ollie, her normally cheerful and charming five year old "cheeky little monkey", Debi quickly realized that this headache was much more severe than anything he had before and so she make sure she took him to a doctor.

Yet, despite the family doctor's opinion that all was well and it was probably allergies, the headaches and long sleeps after them continued. As it happened, Ollie's father, Peter, was in London, England on an extended work assignment and the Tibbles family was excited about going back to England for a few weeks from their American home in Downers Grove, Illinois.

When a severe attack hit Ollie while in London, the Tibbles arranged to have their train loving and playful little boy seen by Dr. Harding, a pediatrician in March 2002. After getting an MRI, the news was not good and he was urgently referred to Dr. Haywood, a top Neurosurgeon at the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. The little boy who so loved Thomas the Tank Engine and all things related to trains had Medulloblastoma, a very aggressive and high risk cancer. What could they do to treat it? How would they cope? How can they help him?

OLLIE TIBBLES:THE BOY WHO WOULD BE A TRAIN is an amazing and inspirational story written by Ollie's mother to help her deal with her situation with her beloved son, his treatments, and the powerful impact his love had on her, their family, friends and their community.

As you read this compelling account, you are so immediately drawn into her story, it almost feel as if Debi Tibbles is sitting beside you as a friend telling you about the joys and sorrows happening in her life.

You can't help but laugh as she describes the various antics of her cheeky little monkey and the inspiration he was to others. Her description of how George took on the protective big brother role deeply touches your heart. You are sure to delight as Debi does in the big as well as the small triumphs of the special bond between the two brothers and their sister.

With her "take it on, no holding back" style, Debi reveals the anguish and honest feelings and reactions of how Ollie's situation affected each member of her family and the impact it had on her relationship with her older children and her marriage.

You will not want to miss reading the exceptional account of the power of a child's love and how Ollie's desire to be a train when he grew up was incredibly made real by the Make a Wish Foundation!