We bought our daughter a pair of brown Isabella's when she was 3. She LOVED them (she had asked Santa for new cute shoes)...so much so that she even wore them barefoot until she just couldn't wear them anymore. I saw some complaints on here about scuffing, but we saw absolutely NONE. These shoes were worn 2 to 5 days a week to an all day pre-school...meaning they had a couple hours of heavy playground wear each day and they still look almost new. I know some of the other Pediped models tend to scuff, but everyone I know who owns a pair of Isabellas have said the same thing...no scuffing after months of heavy outdoor play. They wore so well that our younger daughter will get to wear these in about 6 to 8 months. This past year's school shoes were Primigi Andes and while they wore well, my older daughter's didn't hold up to the rough play as well as her Pediped Isabellas. We are trying Pediped Lulu and Pediped Alyssa for some of her school shoes this year. Hopefully they are as awesome as the Isabellas were.