The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever!

Philomel Books, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 224 pages

Mal is a super kid genius and Chad is a talking dog, but no one knows it. What's it like to be so extraordinary and yet so invisible? Not even Megan, Mal's secret crush, has any idea that Mal is anything more than a dork. Fortunately, Mal and Chad are best friends with a penchant for adventure . . . even if the time-traveling does get them grounded by Mal's mom.

Introducing the first in a series of illustrated chapter books by talented newcomer Stephen McCranie that are laugh-inducing, clever, and full of heart. Give this to any kid who's a reluctant reader or is just leaving picture books and be prepared to answer the question: "When can I read the next one?"

What people are saying

Review: Mal and Chad: The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever!

User Review  - Jason - Goodreads

I wasn't into it at first, felt like mccranie expected constant suspension of disbelief. But the characters are likeable and they win you over. The action of the second half of the book was entertaining and the ending had an emotional center that was FABulous.

Review: Mal and Chad: The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever!

User Review - Goodreads

Book 86 of 1000 Equal parts Jimmy Neutron, Peanuts, and Calvin & Hobbes, this is a fun story about Mal, a child prodigy who is trying to keep his intelligence a secret, and Chad, Mal's dog that has ...

About the author

Stephen McCranie lives in New Mexico. Mal and Chad was first created for Stephen's college newspaper.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever!; Volume 1 of Mal and Chad, Stephen McCranie
• Illustrated by: Stephen Mccranie
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Philomel Books, 2011
• ISBN: 0399252215, 9780399252211
• Length: 224 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs; Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / General; Juvenile Fiction / School & Education; Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General