A body for a writing, tracing, drawing or coloring pencil has a composition that has, by weight, with respect to a total weight of the body between 50% and 95% of a mixture of polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate in a polylactic acid/polybutylene succinate ratio by weight of between 90/10 and 60/40 and between 5% and 50% of filler that includes an organic filler, such as wood fibers. A writing, tracing, drawing or coloring pencil includes such a body.