Even though it is a boyish looking backpack, my daughter thought it was a cute one to use for school. The backpack itself is a little on the smaller side compared to other school backpacks that she has had. It was harder to fit her large binder in it and her books. The zipper on the mouth moved smoothly and so did the main zipper. The shoulder straps were padded okay and overall it is a cute backpack to carry. I just wish it would have been slightly larger and maybe had a water bottle holder on it.