My 7 year old absolutely loves these boots.  They are very well made.  He had a pair that he had outgrown that were very similiar.  Because they grow so fast, I thought I would go cheap and have Santa bring him a really cheap version for Christmas.  I was disgusted by the cheapies by March!  We had to throw them away because the backs of them were literally collapsing.  I ordered these and the day they came in my son called me at work just thanking me profusely for the "awesome boots".  They also have special removable insteps designed to extend the use of the boots.  Well worth the money if your kid wears his boots as much as mine does!