Its in-built small handholds the pencil is very good in the hand. Children's hands tend in the first time in school sweating and cramping. The counteract the handholds. But there are not only advantages for children's hands, there are also benefits for people with handicaps, such as for seniors with arthritis in the fingers. My old father complained that his fingers cramp when he takes notes. With the new Stabilo Easy does he cope much better. He says the pencil is wonderful in his hand and just the fact that it is slightly thicker, it can keep him safe.
As pleasant I found the name of the manufacturer, "wood from sustainably managed forests". Man has a natural product in hand and need to have a bad conscience, that the regenerative capacity of the forest will be harmed for this product.