Mrs. Li

Mrs. Li is the mother of the Li children: Wanda, William, and Henry. She is voiced by Rosalind Chao in “The Magic School Bus” and Lisa Yamanaka in “The Magic School Bus Rides Again”.

The Li family (left to right: William, Wanda, and Mrs. Li)

Biography

She first appeared the TV series episodes, In the Haunted House and Going Batty, but was silent. She later appeared with a new design in Ups and Downs and Under Construction, both in which she had speaking parts. Mrs. Li is a science writer and has a habit of keeping reptiles in the house, with one of them being an obstacle to the kids’ getting out of the Porta-Shrinker incident. In The Magnetic Mambo, she came to school with William having forgotten to sign Wanda's field trip permission slips.

Other relatives

• Henry (older son) - Wanda's older brother from the books. He appeared once in Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China.
• Wanda (daughter)
• William (younger son) - Wanda's younger brother from the TV series. He debuted in Ups and Downs and named in Under Construction, also appeared in The Magnetic Mambo and in a cameo in The Tales Glaciers Tell.

Trivia

• Her husband was never mentioned or seen on the show, and it is implied she may either be widowed or divorced, or her husband may have been at work during the events of the episodes she appeared in.

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