Jane Read

Jane Read is Arthur, D.W., and Kate's mother who is accountant for Ed Crosswire. She wants the best for her three children but sometimes embarasses them. She is married to David Read. Her dad is Grandpa Dave. She has two sisters named Jessica and Lucy who appear in D.W. Thinks Big and a brother named Fred who appears in Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Her maiden name is unknown. She is voiced by Sonja Ball.

Appearance
Jane Read is depicted with a tan complexion and shaggy brown hair and wears a pink sweater over a white shirt, blue jeans, and white shoes with purple loops. Originally, she had a long snout and was based upon an actual aardvark with the rest of her family in Arthur's Nose. She and the other aardvarks were redesigned in Arthur's Eyes that was published three years later. In the '80s, she and the other aardvarks had their snouts gradually shortened until it became flat. In the books, she wore different clothes of different colors.

Personality
Jane is quite caring and loving to her three children. Arthur always refers to her as "Mom", but D.W. usually refers to her as "Mommy", because D.W. is younger than Arthur.