The fabric is SO cute and the rubber-reinforced toes do help prevent wear.  However, the tongue is short and made of single-layer canvas.  It gets shoved into the shoe as the foot is inserted.  Tongue needs to be longer and easier for a helper or kid to lift out of the way as foot slides in.  The fake shoelace design really interferes with the function of the shoe.  My kid is actively helping to get the shoes on (it means we are going OUTSIDE) but the mouth of the shoe doesn't open up very wide to make putting it on easy.