Editing Jane Read

{{Character infobox|gender = Female

|job = Accountant

|hair = Brown

|residence = [[Reads' House]], [[Elwood City]]

}}

'''Jane Read''' is the mother of [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], and [[Kate Read|Kate]]. She is married to [[David Read]], and works as a full-time work-at-home tax accountant.

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 Velcro shoes with purple loops. Like her son Arthur, the white shirt she wears underneath the sweater is tucked into her pants. 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 (book)|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. In the episode [[Crushed]] she dressed like a princess when filling in for the head caterer of the medieval reenactment society. Then again in D.W.'s dream in [[D.W.'s Time Trouble]], when D.W. traveled back in time the differences between the costumes of the two episodes was the color; it was purple in the episode Crushed and pink in the episode D.W.'s Time Trouble. Her sleepware are yellow pajamas with a pink collar. While she was pregnant with Kate, she was seen wearing a white collared shirt with blue jeans and a yellow dress as sleepware

Jane grew up near an [[Town (Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm)|Unidentified Town]] on [[Dave|Grandpa Dave]]'s Farm (inferred, as her father, Grandpa Dave is said to have lived there for a long time). When Jane was a baby, she wore a pink dress with white cuffs, a white hair bow, and white shoes. Her diaper was covered by the skirt, and it is likely she wore wool diapers since they were in favor when she and others her age were babies. During her high school years, when she started going out with David, she had longer, thicker hair and wore pink disco clothes with white boots that were fashionable between the late 1960s through the 1970s. She is mostly known as a normal person.

*Season 1

**[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]] 10101

**[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]] 10202

**[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]] 10301

**[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]] 10401

**[[Arthur's Pet Business (episode)|Arthur's Pet Business]] 10402

**[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]] 10501

**[[D.W. the Copycat]] 10502

**[[Locked in the Library! (episode)|Locked in the Library!]] 10601

**[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]] 10701

**[[Arthur's New Puppy (episode)|Arthur's New Puppy]] 10801

**[[Arthur Bounces Back]] 10802

**[[Arthur Babysits (episode)|Arthur Babysits]] (Cameo) 10901

**[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]] 10902

**[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]] 11001

**[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]] 11101

**[[D.W.'s Baby]] 11102

**[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]] 11201

**[[Arthur's Lost Dog]] 11202

**[[So Long, Spanky]] 11301

**[[Buster's New Friend (episode)|Buster's New Friend]] 11302

**[[Arthur the Wrecker]] 11401

**[[Arthur's Family Vacation (episode)|Arthur's Family Vacation]] 11501

**[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]] 11502

**[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]] 11601

**[[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]] 11602

**[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]] 11801

**[[Sick as a Dog]] 11802

**[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again]] 11901

**[[Arthur Makes the Team (episode)|Arthur Makes the Team]] 11902

**[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]] 12001

**[[The Half-Baked Sale]] 12002

**[[The Perfect Brother]] 12102

**[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]] 12201

**[[Misfortune Teller]] 12302

**[[Arthur's Tooth (episode)|Arthur's Tooth]] 12401

**[[D.W. Gets Lost]] 12402

**[[D.W. Thinks Big (episode)|D.W. Thinks Big]] 12501

**[[Arthur Cleans Up]] 12502

**[[D.W.'s Blankie]] 12701

**[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]] (Cameo) 12702

**[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] 12802

**[[Arthur's First Sleepover (episode)|Arthur's First Sleepover]] 13001

**[[Arthur's New Year's Eve]] 13002

*Season 2

**[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]] 20101

**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]] 20202

**[[D.W., the Picky Eater (episode)|D.W., the Picky Eater]] 20301

**[[Buster and the Daredevils]] 20302

**[[Arthur Makes a Movie]] (Cameo) 20401

**[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]] 20402

**[[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]] 20501

**[[Play it Again, D.W.]] 20602

**[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] 20701

**[[Night Fright]] (Mentioned) 20702

**[[Arthur vs. the Piano]] 20801

**[[The Big Blow-Up]] (Cameo) 20802

**[[Lost!]] 20901

**[[D.W. Goes to Washington]] 21001

**[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]] 21002

**[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]] 21101

**[[Buster Hits the Books]] (Voice heard) 21102

**[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]] 21201

**[[Arthur and the Square Dance]] 21202

**[[Arthur the Unfunny]] 21302

**[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] 21401

**[[Arthur's Knee]] 21402

**[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]] 21501

**[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]] 21602

**[[Francine Redecorates]] 21701

**[[Arthur the Loser]] 21702

**[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]] 21802

**[[D.W.'s Name Game]] 21901

**[[Finders Key-pers]] 21902

**[[How the Cookie Crumbles]] 22001

**[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]] (Cameo) 22002

*Season 3

**[[Buster's Back]] 30101

**[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]] 30202

**[[The Chips are Down]] 30501

**[[Revenge of the Chip]] 30502

**[[Meet Binky]] 30602

**[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]] 30702

**[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]] 30901

**[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]] 31001

**[[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]] 31002

**[[Double Tibble Trouble]] 31101

**[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] 31102

**[[Clarissa is Cracked]] 31202

**[[Francine and the Feline]] 31302

**[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]] 31401

**[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]] 31402

**[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] 31501

**[[The Long, Dull Winter]] 31502

*Season 4

**[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] 40101

**[[Arthur's Big Hit]] 40102

**[[Hide and Snake]] 40201

**[[Buster's Breathless]] 40301

**[[Prove It]] (Cameo) 40402

**[[The Blizzard]] 40501

**[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]] 40502

**[[Prunella's Prediction]] 40802

**[[What is that Thing?]] 40901

==Other Media==

In the [[Living Books]] computer games, she had a light brown complexion and orange hair (and sometimes straight hair) in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'' and a light complexion and light brown hair in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''. It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. In those two games, she was voiced by Jennifer Hewitt before the cartoon show replaced her with Sonja Ball.

Jane is quite caring and loving to her three children, though seems passively exasperated on a daily basis due to the antics of her kids. She is a bit more strict than her husband, usually with D.W. as David is with Arthur. Arthur always refers to her as "Mom", but D.W. usually refers to her as "Mommy", because D.W. is younger than Arthur. She wants the best for her children, like making sure they keep their rooms clean. Jane is also the most talented at cleaning the house. Jane can sometimes be quite firm when Arthur and D.W. are frequently arguing and quarreling. Jane also does not seem to mind D.W.'s bothering of Arthur, as she usually sighs and goes about her day whenever Arthur complains of D.W.'s tomfoolery. She also may have a more greedy and self-absorbed side, as she fantasizes of one day escaping her family life to pursue personal interests (as seen in "[[Pick a Car, Any Car]]").

==See also==

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