Dora Winifred "D.W." Read is Arthur's 4-5 year old sister in Arthur and is one of the main characters who has been featured in both the book and TV series, respectively. She is a 5-year-old brown-haired anthropomorphic aardvark and the middle child of the Read family who is shown to usually wear a white long-sleeved blouse and a pink sleeveless knee-length dress.