Sudan's wonderful hair—"a fan daggle of locks and lions and lagoons”—sets him apart from other kids in his neighborhood, who tease him because he's different. Upset by their cruelty, he storms away and, far from home, stumbles upon a whole family of folks with enchanted hair who help him celebrate his differences. De Veaux's rhythmic text is full of pleasing rhyme and alliteration. Her marvelous imagery brilliantly conveys the mystery and magic of Sudan's hair, and the poem is enhanced and extended by Cheryl Hanna's captivating black-and-white pencil drawings. (Ages 5-10)

Sudan suffers from the general ridicule of his strange-looking hair, until he comes to accept and enjoy its enchantment.