Thora Read

Thora Read, often called Grandma Thora, is the mother of David Read; and the grandmother of Arthur, D.W., and Kate.

Personality
She is shown to be very kind and understanding, but is also a poor cook. She loves bingo and is best friends with Mrs. MacGrady, lunchlady for Lakewood Elementary. She sometimes babysits her grandkids such as on New Year's Eve, when she allowed D.W. to stay up until midnight not knowing that D.W.'s parents already told her that she couldn't. She's also very good at playing marbles and gives Arthur some lessons on how to play the game well. In Family Fortune, she goes to an antique show with two of her grandchildren.

Trivia

 * She is named after author Marc Brown's grandmother, Thora Brown.
 * When she was a child, Thora had a close resemblance to D.W.
 * In D.W., the Picky Eater, it is revealed that Thora's birthday is on the 18th day of an unknown month with 31 days (there are 7).
 * In April 9th, her son David told Arthur that when he was young, Thora was in a car accident but wasn't hurt.
 * In later episodes she has been shown to be cooking better.

Appearances

 * Season 1
 * Arthur's New Year's Eve
 * Season 2
 * D.W. the Picky Eater
 * Grandma Thora Appreciation Day


 * Season 8
 * Postcards from Buster
 * Bleep
 * Season 9
 * Arthur Weighs In 903a
 * It Came from Beyond
 * Season 10
 * Family Fortune
 * Season 17
 * Dog's Best Friend
 * Season 20
 * That's MY Grandma!