Pamela Jean Scheunemann Chenevert (born October 25, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American children's writer, best known for her Cool Crafts picture books and as the founding member of the Minnesota Book Builders.
Life and work
Scheunemann graduated from Robbinsdale High School in 1973 and moved on to Minneapolis Community College to study English. She later attended the Minneapolis College of Art & Design for design coursework.
In 1980, Scheunemann took the position of production manager for New Homes Magazine and moved on to become the vice president for the company. After leaving the company in 1988, she became the production manager for Meadowbrook Press until 1990 and then for CompCare Publishers from 1990 to 1993.
Scheunemann started her career as a children's book author in 2000 with the Blends Series. Since then, she's published nearly 150 children's books, ranging in reading levels from first to sixth grades. She now serves as the office and production manager, as well as a writer for Mighty Media, inc. in Minneapolis, where she's been since 1993.
Series: Time (Abdo Publishing, 2008)
Time to Learn About Day & Night
Time to Learn About Measuring Time
Time to Learn About Past, Present & Future
Time to Learn About Seasons & Years
Time to Learn About Seconds, Minutes & Hours
Time to Learn About Weeks & Months
Series: Critter Chronicles (Abdo Publishing, 2007)
Crocodile Tears
Peacock Fan
Pelican’s Pouch
Spelling Bee
Series: Cool Collections (Abdo Publishing, 2007)
Cool Coins
Series: Animal Tales (Abdo Publishing, 2006)
Bear Claws
Cat Tails
Cow Licks
Pig Pens
Series: First Words (Abdo Publishing, 2006)
Big Bug, Little Bug
Come and See My Game!
Come for a Party!
The Cow Said Meow!
Is This a Flower?
Look at Me!
Meg and I
The Puppy Is for Me!
Rainy Day
This Is Not My Dog!
We Like Music!
We Like to Play!
Series: First Rhymes (Abdo Publishing, 2006)
The Band in the Sand
The Chick on the Thick Brick
Drew and the Crew
The Frog in the Clog
The King ona Spring
The One-Cent Tent
The Pot with a Dot
The Pug with a Mug
The Raccoon and the Balloon
The Skunk and His Junk
The Sub Club
Ted’s Red Sled
Series: First Sounds (Abdo Publishing, 2005)
Skye and Skip
Sloane and Sly
Stacy and Steve
Tam and Tom
Tracy and Trevor
Ulma and Upton
Unity and Uri
Val and Vince
Wendy and Wally
Whitney and Wheeler
Yana and Yosef
Zoe and Zach
Series: Rhyme Time (Abdo Publishing, 2005)
The Crain Loves Grain
Four Soar and Roar
Lou Flew Too!
Peas and Cheese
The Rare Fair
Tennis in Venice
Series: Cool Crafts (Abdo Publishing, 2005)
Cool Beaded Jewelry
Cool Clay Projects
Series: Rhyming Riddles (Abdo Publishing, 2004)
Ape Cape
Chipper Flipper
Cooler Ruler
Dill Spill
Loud Crowd
Overdue Kangaroo
Series: Keeping the Peace (Abdo Publishing, 2004)
Acting With Kindness
Being a Peacekeeper
Coping with Anger
Dealing with Bullies
Learning About Differences
Working Together
Series: United We Stand (Abdo Publishing, 2003)
Courage
Patriotism
Tolerance
Series: Word Families (Abdo Publishing, 2003)
ent as in cent
ing as in king
ink a in drink
ick as in kick
unk as in skunk
ash as in trash
ack as in snack
aw as in paw
Series: Homophones (Abdo Publishing, 2002)
Flour Does Not Flower
Fred Read the Red Book
Harry is Not Hairy
Sam Has a Sundae on Sunday
The Moose Is in the Mousse
Two Kids Got to Go, Too
Series: Capital Letters (Abdo Publishing, 2001)
Cities
Days
Months
Names
Places
States
Series: Blends (Abdo Publishing, 2000 and 2001)
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