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Finn Family Moomintroll (original Swedish title Trollkarlens hatt, literally 'The Magician's Hat'; US edition The Happy Moomins) is the third in the series of Moomin books by Swedish-speaking Finnish writer Tove Jansson, published in Swedish in 1948 and translated to English in 1950. It owes its title in translation to the fact that it was the first Moomin book to be published in English, and was actually marketed as the first in the series until the 1980s. The English translation made her famous internationally; the book has since been translated into many languages. It forms the basis of episodes 1–8 in the 1990 TV series.

Commentators have noted that the book offers deeper meanings than simply a story of a magical hat creating havoc, including the importance of exchanging gifts, and the centrality of unconditional love as the basis for action. They note, too, that the inseparable characters Thingumy and Bob are in Swedish Tofslan and Vifslan, the pet names of Tove and her lover Vivica Bandler.