Kate Read

Kate Read
Age	1
Gender	Female
Animal	Aardvark
Hair color	Light brown
Complexion	Pink (as a newborn baby) Peach (s1-s15) Beige (s16-present)
Favorite color	Yellow
Family	Jane Read (mom) David Read (dad) D.W. Read (older sister) Arthur Read (older brother) Grandma Thora (paternal) Grandpa Dave (maternal)
Book debut	Arthur's Baby
Cartoon debut	"Arthur's Spelling Trubble"
Voiced by	Tracy Braunstein

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

History

Early life

Kate as a newborn baby

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".

Alternate apparel

• Kate in a bathing shirt, swim diaper, and polka-dot bathing cap.
• Kate playing the fly in Arthur's bug-week project.
• A white jumpsuit with blue polka dots in D.W., Go to Your Room!
• Kate Read, as she appears in Arthur's Missing Pal.

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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"

Gallery

The full image gallery for Kate Read may be viewed at Kate Read/Gallery.

References

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