Kate Read

Kate Read (normally called Baby Kate) is a one-year-old infant who lives in Elwood City with her family, the Reads.

Early life
Kate was first seen as a newborn in "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby".

Season 1
At her first birthday, Kate put her face in the birthday cake.

Growing Up and Future Life
First revealed in "Paradise Lost", Kate is getting older and becoming less able to talk to Pal and more able to talk to other humans. "Mei Lin Takes a Stand" also shows she is able to walk short distances.

Physical appearance
Baby Kate is an aardvark like her parents and siblings. She wears a pink shirt, green pajama pants, white disposable diapers, and a bow with a hairclip on her hair. Her swimwear are swim diapers that are about the same color as regular ones, a red bathing shirt, and a white bathing cap with red polka dots. When she was a newborn, she was wearing pink footsie pajamas with green accents. She also had a pacifier in her mouth; but since she became a year old, she has rarely had one. An early Kate can be seen in "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby".

Personality
She is able to communicate with Pal, Mei Lin, and other animals or babies. Anybody who is older than her dismisses it as "baby talk" gibberish, and she and the animals interpret grownups' talk likewise. She enjoys playing in her sandbox and shows remarkable intelligence for her age, despite not being able to communicate with people older than herself. But in one episode she couldn't hear Pal correctly at times. Despite being a year old, she rarely stands up. On certain occasions, she is prone to crying. At one point, she threw a tantrum over wanting a balloon, and Pal ran off and brought her back one in order to cheer her up.

Trivia

 * She is modeled after Marc Brown's youngest daughter, Eliza.
 * A running gag is her first word, ranging from "bloog-agwa" to "Brain" or "D.W." This causes many continuity errors within the series.
 * She can talk, but only to animals and other babies (similar to Rugrats). She also talks to the viewers when she's featured in an episode's intro.
 * She understands what Pal is saying.
 * She can say "D.W." by copying D.W.'s lip movements, but she says "D Double woo".

Appearances
This list is incomplete. Please add to it if you know another appearance.
 * "Arthur's Spelling Trubble" (debut)
 * "D.W. All Wet"
 * "Arthur's Lost Library Book"
 * "Arthur's Pet Business"
 * "D.W. the Copycat"
 * "Arthur Goes to Camp"
 * "Arthur Babysits"
 * "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe"
 * "Arthur's Birthday"
 * "Arthur's Baby"
 * "D.W.'s Baby"
 * "Arthur's Lost Dog"
 * "So Long, Spanky"
 * "Arthur's Family Vacation"
 * "Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm"
 * "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest"
 * "Arthur's Chicken Pox"
 * "Sick as a Dog"
 * "Arthur's Almost Boring Day"
 * "The Half-Baked Sale"
 * "Arthur's New Years Eve"
 * "D.W., the Picky Eater"
 * "Go to Your Room, D.W."
 * "Play it Again, D.W."
 * "Arthur's TV-Free Week"
 * "D.W. Goes to Washington"
 * "D.W.'s Deer Friend"
 * "How the Cookie Crumbles"
 * "D.W., All Fired Up"
 * "Revenge of the Chip"
 * "Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight"
 * "D.W.'s Perfect Wish"
 * "The Long, Dull Winter"
 * "Prove It!"
 * "The Blizzard"
 * "The Rat Who Came to Dinner"
 * "That's a Baby Show!"
 * "Nerves of Steal"
 * "You Are Arthur"
 * "The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies"
 * "Cast Away"
 * "The Great Sock Mystery"
 * "Elwood City Turns 100!"
 * "Pick a Car, Any Car"
 * "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
 * "April 9th"
 * "Postcards from Buster"
 * "Kiss and Tell"
 * "All Worked Up"
 * "Baby Steps"
 * "The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies"
 * "Dog's Best Friend"
 * "Show Off"
 * "The Tattletale Frog"