[efficientsticks]

That’s a very engaging explanation. I’d recommend Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as a similarly engaging way to introduce life and death early on.

Perhaps a couple more analogies would be helpful for how animals and trees can be alive too.

[Sai_]

My guy absolutely loves Pinocchio (the kid version we have for him i.e.). He has a few favorite books and Pinocchio is on that shortlist.