In If It Were up to Us, author Shannon Everhart Collins takes us on a journey to explore what our world would look like if there were no death. Collins gives us a humorous look at what our world would become if we were in control and no one we love ever died. She helps young children deal with death by learning to accept that God has a plan even when we don't understand. She reminds us that we can trust God and His love for us even in difficult times of grief and sorrow.