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8.5

Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom•Season 1•Episode 24

Books

8.5/10 · 33 votesNov 20, 202511 min

Ranked #18 of 52 in Season 1•matches the season avg

After Queen Thistle reads the children a story about the stars, they wonder where stars go in the daytime. When they cannot find the answer in the castle's magic books, Ben and Holly pay a visit to the Wise Old Elf.

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes52

The Royal Fairy Picnic still

The Royal Fairy Picnic

Gaston The Ladybird still

Gaston The Ladybird

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Holly's Magic Wand

The Elf Farm still

The Elf Farm

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Daisy and Poppy

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Queen Thistle's Teapot

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The Frog Prince

The King's Busy Day still

The King's Busy Day

Fun and Games still

Fun and Games

King Thistle is Not Well still

King Thistle is Not Well

The Lost Egg still

The Lost Egg

The Elf Games still

The Elf Games

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Nanny Plum's Lesson

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The Elf Factory

Mrs Witch

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Elf Joke Day

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King Thistle's New Clothes

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Elf School

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The Royal Golf Course

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Morning, Noon & Night

Gaston's Visit

A Trip to the Seaside

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Ben's Birthday Card

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Books

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Betty Caterpillar

Queen Holly still

Queen Holly

Tooth Fairy still

Tooth Fairy

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The Elf Windmill

The Elf Band

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The Ant Hill

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Redbeard The Elf Pirate

Tadpoles

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Cows

Queen Thistle's Day Off

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Nature Class

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The Toy Robot

Big Bad Barry

King Thistle's Birthday

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The Wand Factory

Camping Out

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Dinner Party

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The Woodpecker

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Daisy & Poppy's Pet

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The Elf Rocket

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Picnic on the Moon

Lucy's Picnic

Acorn Day

The Elf Submarine

Visiting the Marigolds

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The Party

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Snow

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The North Pole

Cast13

S

Sian Taylor

Holly

Preston Nyman

Preston Nyman

Ben

David Graham

David Graham

Wise Old Elf

Sarah Ann Kennedy

Sarah Ann Kennedy

Nanny Plum

Ian Puleston-Davies

Ian Puleston-Davies

King Thistle

Sara Crowe

Sara Crowe

Queen Thistle

J

Jonny Butler

Jake Elf

Judy Flynn

Judy Flynn

Mrs. Elf

O

Oliver May

Oli Elf

L

Lucy Moss

Violet

S

Stanley Nickless

Barnaby Elf

Z

Zara Siddiqi

Strawberry

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Episode Summary

"Books" is episode 24 of Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 33 votes, ranking #18 of 52 episodes this season (season average 8.5). It aired on November 20, 2025.

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