Ordered these in a 5 for my child, who takes a size 4.5. I wanted a little growing room for him. At the same time, I ordered another pair of New Balance (similar style, #631) in a size 5.5. THAT size 5.5 was smaller than this size 5. In my opinion, these run a 1/2 size too big. The description says they have a bungee closure and I didn't notice this when I ordered. In other words, they don't have traditional laces to tie. This actually has turned out to be great. My boys wear their sneakers for general running around and so this is an easy on feature. If they were hard core athletes, they'd probably need the laces to adjust/tie. So that's personal preference (the 631 had the same bungee closure) The colors are strong and sporty. The sizing is really the only quibble I have