Cynthia Harmony (she/her/hers)

Cynthia Harmony is a bilingual children's author and educational psychologist, originally from Mexico City. Her most recent titles include "Apapacho Love," "Heart," and "Forest en Familia/El Bosque en Familia." The Charlotte Huck Honor winner, "A Flicker of Hope and Un Aleteo de Esperanza," was selected as one of the best children's books of the year by Kirkus and the American Library Association. She lives in Tucson with her family.

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Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan

Cynthia Harmony Shares "Apapacho Love"

Cynthia Harmony shares her new picturebook, "Apapacho Love" about a girl who loves and misses her mother's hugs.

Story Blanket Tent (Seats 12)  
Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Children

Panelist: Cynthia Harmony
Moderator: BAAC Will Fill 1

Home Meets Heart: The Gifts of Family

Children's connections to different family members are a source of hugs, history, belonging, and confidence. Families, both biological and found, offer children the gifts they need to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sat, Mar 14, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Steph Littlebird, Cynthia Harmony, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Pasha Westbrook
Moderator: Kristy Pavatea

Books:

Apapacho Love

A Story About Hugs from the Heart
Children
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
January 2026
ISBN 9780374391836
32 pages
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Forest en Familia / El Bosque en Familia

Children
Yosemite Conservancy
March 2026
ISBN 9781951179397
33 pages
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