Arts News | Acclaimed children’s book author Jenn Bailey published new ‘Henry’ story
“Henry and the Something New," Kansas City-based Jenn Bailey’s newest early chapter book with illustrator Mika Song, features her lovable character Henry, a child who is on the autism spectrum.
If you are a parent, you’ve likely watched the opening scenes of “Home Alone,” remembered some of your family vacations involving planes, trains or automobiles and thought: “Why do we do this to ourselves?”
Plays staged by young-audience theaters often have a simple, direct message for adolescent and pre-teen audiences: You can make a difference. The Coterie Theatre, for example, is preparing to open “The White Rose: We Defied Hitler,” by David Meyers.
Putting on shows for children is a curious corner of the music business, and over the last two decades Kansas City has become something of a mecca for kid-centric entertainers.
Each year, the Youth Symphony of Kansas City is comprised of approximately 450 students grades 5 through 12 from 120 schools on both sides of the state line.
“Having a strong community is what everyone wants. It benefits everyone.” That’s what Ashtin Holman, sophomore at Winnetonka High School, said as she went about..
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