This shoe is cute and light weight. The Velcro seems to be  strong for a sneaker (time will tell) I ordered an 8 toddler and an 8.5 toddler for my children who are growing out of their 7.5 and 8 size shoes, respectively. The size 8 was extremely small, my kids couldn't even get their feet in. The 8.5 was a little too large, but reasonable to leave room for growth. So I'll be returning the 8 for another 8.5. Three stars just for inconsistent sizing.  Update: I just received the shoe I ordered to replace the 8 that was way too small. We ordered an 8.5. The box says 8.5, but they placed a size 9 shoe in it.  So we are now onto either return all or risk them trying again to get a correct size shoe. Very irritating.  Third update. Well that's what we get for trying again. This time they sent the right size but the completely wrong design shoe. Clearly they have someone in the order fulfillment department that cannot read.