still owns a llama breeding farm there, where David spent his summers as a boy. He is voiced by the same actor who voices Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from The Secret World of Santa Claus. Jane Read (voiced by Sonja Ball) is Arthur, D.W., and Baby Kate's mother and wife of David Read. She has a younger sister, Lucy, an older sister, Jessica, and an older brother, Fred. Her father is Grandpa Dave. Mrs. Read is a work-at-home tax accountant. She has short, shaggy brown hair and wears a pink sweater, a white collared shirt, and blue jeans. In the books, she generally wears different clothes. She is from the Pittsburgh area and knew Fred Rogers as a child. Grandma Thora Read (voiced by Joanna Noyes) is Arthur, D.W., Mo, Ricky, George, and Kate's paternal grandmother. In the episode "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur", it is mentioned that she spent summers at the Read family farm in Ohio when she was a girl. Grandma Thora is a columnist. In a flashback in "Clarissa is Cracked", Thora had three brothers. Grandma Thora is David, Loretta, and Bonnie's mother. It is revealed in "April 9th" that she was in a car accident (but was not hurt) when David was Arthur's age. Grandma Thora is based on Marc Brown's own grandmother Thora, who encouraged him by saving his childhood drawings in a bottom drawer. Thora's mother is David Read's maternal grandmother, and Arthur, D.W., Mo, Ricky, George, and Kate's paternal great-grandmother. She is seen as a young woman in "Clarissa is Cracked" and as an elderly grandmother in "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe", where she wins the egg and spoon race. Grandpa Dave (voiced by A.J. Henderson) is Arthur, D.W., Cora, and Kate's maternal grandfather and the father of Fred, Jessica, Jane, and Lucy. He lives on the family farm in the country, which has been in the family for over 150 years. In "Grandpa Dave's Memory Album", he is revealed to be in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Uncle Bud and Aunt Loretta are Arthur, D.W., and Kate's paternal aunt and uncle; they are the parents of Monique, Ricky, and an unnamed daughter. Uncle Sean and Aunt Bonnie are Arthur, D.W., and Kate's paternal aunt and uncle; they are mother and father of George. Uncle Fred is Arthur, D.W., and Kate's maternal uncle and Jane, Jessica, and Lucy's brother. He is known