Little Hedgehog's New Year's Noon 2026

Little Stories for Tiny People: Anytime and bedtime stories for kids

Rhea Pechter

Arts, Books, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.5 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Little Hedgehog and Bebe's favorite New Year's tradition is fast approaching...but will it even take place?! The new organizer of the Annual Hedgehog Roll keeps cancelling the event, then reversing her decisions. Hedgehogs around the region are throwing up their paws in frustration. Listen to find out whether their beloved New Year's Noon festivities come to pass! Thank you to DANTE, LOGAN, and FLORA for the super important reminder message at the beginning! Thank you to the many premium subscribers who supplied sound effects used in this story! Thank you to CAROL SUE, CLEO, RAEYA, HAILEY, JOSHUA, SOPHIA, BRIAR, HOLLY, EOWYN, FLORA, ALMA, PHILLIP, JASPER, ELEANOR, SUNNY, EMERSON, OSCAR, JUNE, IVY, FIONA, ELENORE, BEATRIX, CLARA, RYLEE, RUTHIE, KENNA, MARGARET, MABEL, MITALI, and ISAAC! Unlock the full Little Stories Library and access Little Stories for Sleep--an exclusive bedtime podcast--with Little Stories Premium! Join or GIFT a subscription at http://www.littlestoriespremium.com

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0:00.0	This is Ria. Welcome to Little Stories for Tiny People. I am excited to dive right into our story,
0:18.1	so I made sure to prevent any interruptions.
0:21.5	I silenced my email notifications.
0:24.3	I pushed my tower of breakable plates into the corner so I wouldn't jostle it with my frequent
0:30.5	hand-waving.
0:32.3	I put out the crackling fire in my studio hearth.
0:35.9	I even asked the crows in the tree outside to read their favorite
0:40.6	books, silently, for approximately 29 minutes and 46 seconds. I moved my clocks, all 37 of them,
0:50.7	into the attic. I readied my hard metal stool, and here I am, prepared to focus
0:59.1	completely on... What was that? Huh, a tiny envelope has slid into my studio from beneath the door.
1:15.3	I'll just look at it later. Moving on to our story.
1:23.1	I think you're really going to, you know, it could be urgent. What if it's gravely important?
1:38.6	I was all set to focus, but now I'm not going to be able to focus at all if for an entire half an hour I'm wondering whether this miniature envelope contains extremely serious and unbelievably important information.
1:41.2	I'm going to have to open it.
1:44.2	This is so small. Hang on, now I need my magn have to open it. This is so small.
1:47.2	Hang on, now I need my magnifying glass.
1:49.6	All right.
1:58.9	Dear Ria, thank you for opening this letter as it contains tremendously serious and urgent information.
2:02.1	Ooh, glad I went with my gut on that one.
2:03.9	Okay, it goes on. We've observed you do many things lately.
2:08.4	Hmm.
2:09.3	Decorate Christmas cookies.
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