Debra Toffan explained that while the show auditioned young girls for the role of Arthur's sister, the "husky" sound of young boys' voices helped capture the essence of "a rough-and-tumble little girl ...

Dora Winifred "D.W." Read, the bratty younger sister to the titular character on the long-running animated children's show Arthur, has become somewhat of a pop culture icon in the years since the ...