We have two pairs of these; one, ordered for my 9yo son a few weeks ago, the other my 5yo son has had for about a year. I like these shoes. They look decent, the kids find them comfortable, and they're a good complement to nicer casualwear. I have five boys and know how much wear and tear an everyday shoe gets from a young boy, and these $10-15 shoes wear as well as any canvas shoe I've seen, whatever the price range.

- I am not sure what is happening in the reviews in which folks are describing holes in the toes within a month. I mean, they're canvas shoes, if you drag the toe on the concrete to stop your bike or the shoes are a little small and your toes turn up, then yes, they'll wear. They're cotton fabric. But while my 5yo's shoes do show wear in the toe area, they have no holes.