My son has worn Stride Rite shoes for his whole short little life, so I was wary of the fit when switching to these less expensive shoes.  They have been great and have a lot of very cool and novel details.  My son is excited to wear them everyday for school and they are rugged for the coming fall and winter seasons.  We haven't had very much rain yet so I'm not sure how they'll hold up with the material getting soaked.