The Story of Chinaman's Hat

by Don Robinson (Illustrator), Dean Howell

Chinaman's Hat is a small island off the east coast of the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i and is a popular scenic spot. It is frequently photographed because of its remarkable resemblance to a Chinese straw hat. The Story of Chinaman's Hat is an original legend describing how this uniquely shaped island was created. The story begins with a young boy in China who magically grows into a giant and floats across the seas to Hawai'i. The adventures he experiences change him and the face of the Hawaiian Islands forever.

Genres: Picture Books

36 pages, Hardcover

First published November 28, 2010

About the author

Don Robinson was born and has spent his entire life in Hawaii . Mostly self-taught, his unique style of oil on canvas depicts the wonders and beauty that is Hawaii . Don has been an artist/illustrator for over twenty years and has been recognized for several highly acclaimed awards for his outstanding art- work. He was the winner of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau "Kahili Award" and winner of the Kapalapala Po'okela Publishing Award of Excellence in illustration for "Kamehameha: The Boy Who Became A Warrior King", a book produced by Island Heritage Publishing. Additionally, Don received Honorable mentions of Excellence for contributions to Children's Hawaiian Culture along with awards for illustrative and photographic books. Don was the illustrator of pen and ink art work of Hawaiian history for Kamehameha Schools and is currently working on his next book.

Reviews

[Shiloah · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun legend! We plan to paddleboard out to the Chinaman’s hat when I return from grandbaby number 7’s birth in Feb!

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sigh. I ordered this book from Amazon assuming it was the one I had as a child. It's the only one on Amazon and while the cover wasn't super familiar, I was positive I had this book, so I figured it had to be it. It's not. They updated the book with a new illustrator. And I'm sure the illustrations are fine but the utter disappointment I felt when I pulled it out of the box and saw that it was not the childhood book I cherished has truly tainted them.