The first time I ordered these I had to send them back and get a size up because they were WAY TOO SMALL. Like my foot was squished and my calf was suffocated. I'm normally a size ten so I ended up getting these in a size 11 and they were way better. The calf was still a little tight though so if you don't have super skinny calves either then you may even want to go two sizes up. The packaging I received the boots in was terrible- like went through a shredder and survived terrible. I have a feeling it may have been because it wasn't through prime shipping when I got these? I don't know. I think in the description it tells you that these shoes will stretch- they don't - what you feel is what you get, so make sure they feel good. My boots are still in really good quality and I have worn them periodically over the last few months and they've held up really well. They are super cute too so I'm overall happy that I got them.

My daughter has worn Kamik boots for the past two winters (the Snowbug style), so when I saw this boot on sale in August I jumped on it. I compared the size to her current shoes, concluded it would be the right size to grow into over the winter, and put it away without showing her so that she wouldn't want to wear it for the rest of the summer.

I was patting myself on the back for being so prepared for winter, but when I pulled the boot out of the closet in December, we discovered that the liner is stitched in such a weird and narrow way, with a sharp right angle, that there's no way for her to jam her foot in. She doesn't have a fat or wide foot; she's medium width in all her other footwear. The footbed is the right size, but that hardly matters. She could wear them without the liner, but then they'll be way too big and sloppy and have no insulation. I'm so disappointed.

I see now that there are other reviews with the same complaint. I wonder if they are specific to certain sizes, because I don't see how these boots could work for any kid. FWIW, I am reviewing a toddler size 9.