text: i love these shoes! they also provide plenty of ankle support for my wobbly new walker--the length is good, comparable to the other size 5 Stride Rite pair i bought, BUT, please BE AWARE: because of the boot shape & the zipper, if your little one has a high arch, it may be difficult to put the shoe on, even painful because you have to PUSH the shoe to get their footsies in there-- especially since the really little ones don't know how to move their foot to make it easier.  My daughter didn't like it the first time i put these on her...she's ok with them now.  i just don't think they are going to last very long.  there is already starting to be tightness at the top of the boot with her high arch.