okes ▁and ▁making ▁gentle ▁fun ▁of ▁his ▁children . ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁Har vey ▁At kin . ▁ ▁Florence ▁Jacob ' s ▁mother ▁is ▁an ▁expert ▁jug g ler ▁of ▁tasks , ▁happ iest ▁when ▁operating ▁at ▁full ▁thro tt le . ▁Besides ▁keeping ▁her ▁family ▁on ▁the ▁go ▁and ▁organized , ▁she ▁also ▁holds ▁down ▁a ▁full - time ▁job . ▁As ▁busy ▁as ▁she ▁is , ▁Florence ▁always ▁man ages ▁to ▁look ▁very ▁ch ic ▁and ▁' p ul led ▁together ', ▁and ▁b ree zes ▁through ▁each ▁day ▁with ▁effort less ▁grace . ▁Vo iced ▁by ▁Jan et - La ine ▁Green . ▁ ▁Daniel ▁The ▁el dest ▁sib ling , ▁Daniel ▁is ▁an ▁al o of ▁and ▁hop eless ly ▁c yn ical ▁te en . ▁P erman ently ▁gar bed ▁in ▁black , ▁he ▁is ▁fully ▁convers ant ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁new est ▁bands ▁and ▁music ▁c raz es . ▁Daniel ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁much ▁time ▁for ▁Jacob , ▁but ▁occasionally ▁offers ▁his ▁kid ▁brother ▁a ▁unique ▁' teen ▁view ' ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁vo iced ▁by ▁Jeff ▁Berg ▁and ▁later ▁vo iced ▁by ▁Rob ▁T ink ler . ▁ ▁Mar fa ▁Jacob ' s ▁elder ▁sister , ▁who ▁is ▁both ▁academ ically ▁and ▁artist ically ▁incl ined . ▁Mar fa ▁is ▁suffering ▁through ▁the ▁t ough est ▁te en ▁years ▁and ▁frequently ▁takes ▁it ▁out ▁on ▁everyone ▁around ▁her . ▁Pre occup ied ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁concerns , ▁Mar fa ▁has ▁even ▁less