Why Does a Bear Have Elephant Parents?

This is a common question after reading Riley the Brave to a group of children, and it opens the door to wonderful conversations about diversity and the many ways to make a family.  You might talk about skin tone or hair color.  You can incorporate grandparents, foster parents, and families with step parents. So many possibilities, BUT...I remember how awkward I felt trying to figure out how to talk about this stuff when I first...