Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.

Otto the worm is shocked to discover that his best friend Bob is actually a caterpillar who emerges one day as a butterfly.

Presents four stories that combine learning with fun, including the title work, an alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.