《好饿的毛毛虫》（The Very Hungry Caterpillar）是一本深受孩子们喜爱的绘本，由埃里克·卡尔（Eric Carle）创作。这本书通过一个毛毛虫的故事，教导孩子们关于数字、日子、食物和变化。
In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf.
One Sunday morning, the warm sun came up and - pop! - out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.
He started to look for some food.
On Monday he ate through one apple, but he was still hungry.
On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry.
On Wednesday he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry.
On Friday he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.
On Saturday he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.
That night he had a stomach-ache!
On Sunday he ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better.
He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself.
He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and...
He was a beautiful butterfly!