Magic Hat by Donna Seim

Nisse Nils is a little Norwegian elf that has magic! He can speak to the animals, and they tell him all their troubles. Every Christmas Eve, the children on the farm bring Nisse Nils a bowl of hot porridge with butter melted on top, his favorite! They hope to catch a peek of him, but all they see is the tip of the red tassel on his hat and then whoosh he disappears. One day, while riding on Billie Goat’s back, he loses his red knit hat to the wind and with it his magic! Join Nisse Nils, and his animal friends in his adventures to find his hat and his magic!

Hardcover.