KOALA TOOLS | Bear Claw Pencils 1-Pack (6 Pencils) - Fat, Thick, Strong, Triangular Grip, Graphite, 2B Lead with Eraser - Suitable for Kids, Art, Drawing, Drafting, Sketching & Shading

My favorite pencil of all time. Why? So, I've always loved to draw, but my handwriting skills and long term stamina always decrease as I go. The unique shape of the pencil really eases the grip issue I have with regular, thin pencils. This just fits in your hand in such a weighty and satisfying way. The graphite is really smooth, and gives you a great point and a large level of greys that you'd want in a pencil. I appreciate the way it can get super sharp of a point for maximum control, but at the same time, keep that point for a while. It's obviously not "unlimited" sharpness, but for a pencil to stay this comfortable and sharp and durable and flexible at this price point, is hard to beat. I'm going to definitely try out their other products.

My two boys (6&7) use these pencils for their handwriting practice. We like that they are shorter, thick and triangular shaped to help with gripping. We also like the quality of the wood used and also the way the graphite writes, it’s very smooth and also very dark without having to apply so much pressure. They are a must have for beginner writers.

I do a lot of paintings on my walls and ceilings and have been searching for the right pencil that leaves a solid line that is easily and completely erasable. These are perfect! Thank you!

I wanted to love these, for they are the perfect size and sharpen well in the pencil sharpener with no broken lead issues. But the metal holding the erasers eventually give up their hold and become a chocking hazard as they fall off. Even the plier squeeze trick doesn't help enough. The eraser could be a little softer to be perfect, but better than the other brand of big chunky pencils we've used. Some have such terrible erasers and these are much better than those. I like that they encourage a proper hold of the pencil without having to add a pencil grip. The lead is soft enough to make a nice dark impression on the page without being too thick of a line to feel like pre-school. I like them and happy to have purchased them, though I wish for the price they were a little better.

I'm a vision teacher and these pencils are great for VI students. I ordered them for a 5 year old recently. When he used them for the first time, he was amazed that he could see what he was writing. My 90 year old mom loves them for the same reason!

Soft lead available and each pencils has an eraser.

These pencils are perfect for my beginner student. The pencil is the right size, not too angular and best of all the graphite is dark enough. With normal pencils or other “kindergarten” types, the graphite is too light leading kids to write harder, causing frustration and tiring of the hand. This one writes smoothly and dark EVERY TIME with much less effort. The only downside is the eraser isn’t perfect. It’s not bad by any means, but there are other erasers that do a nearly perfect job. However, I’d never trade these pencils over the eraser. We simply have a small eraser on hand. I will be using these until my student grows out of them and will offer them to any others just beginning their academic career.

really nice pencils, 3 sided makes holding them easier.