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Archival black-and-white photographs of African-American children and families illustrate Myers's poems about the love between mothers and their offspring. The rhythmically varied verses range in tone from the spirited "Don't Mess with Grandmama and Me" to the reflective "Trees." Although the subject is more likely to appeal to adults, the images of turn-of-the-century black families are intriguing.