Customer Reviews New Balance Kids KJ519v1Y (Little Kid/Big Kid)

My son has wide flat feet and New Balance shoes are the only tennis shoes he can wear comfortably. These were no different. They provide enough arch support and come in wide width. And the navy color goes great with his uniform.

These were for my kids at school. I like that NB has many offerings in wide for big kids.

Great shoe, comfortable

I love this new dark blue shoe from New Balance. I am an adult with small feet and a true follower of always buying New Balance shoes that I wear 95 percent of the time for their wide width, good fit and style but have had white, black and white with blue trim. I also love velcro straps. Since this a wonderful, new, dark blue shoe I bought it. It ended up being a half size too long. Zappos was great and swapped out a new pair and a free return mailing label. The new, half size shorter shoe is perfect. If you are not sure about the fit of the shoe you order, Zappos is happy to work with you. Call them on the 24 / 7 open phone line. This is a great shopping experience. We get the wide widths not sold in the stores and after your best judgement on the size, if not wonderful, will let you print a free mailing label to return the shoes and change the size or selection. Once this is established on a certain shoe, you can easily buy it again. This shoe does fit a half size down from the standard 624 leather sneakers. I have bought wide New Balance shoes for over ten years and would be lost without them. The white or black leather leather shoes are a Classic Style. I am thrilled with blue shoes after 10 years, but I suggest buying a half size shorter or two sizes at one time and choose one to keep and one to return, with a free return label. I support Zappos forever.

Only shoes that fit an extra wide foot comfortably.

Light, comfortable, and sturdy

My son loves New Balance shoes. He has a wide foot and is an active kid. I just wish they were a little more durable! He's ROUGH on his shoes!

great shoe, high quality and good fit

I am a women's 7.5. I looked at the sizing chart and ordered a big kid 6, wide (because I hate my toes feeling cramped). It's way too big. There's a good extra inch from my big toe to the end of the shoe. They're comfortable, if you don't mind no real arch support. The beds are soft but firm. I'm glad I got wide, because even with it, my toes feel a little cramped. I'm not going to order a smaller pair, because of the lack of arch. They are true to color, but might want to note that the pink logo on the tongue really stands out.

Good shoe

I like the solid sole and toe of this shoe. Our son is VERY active and destroys shoes with toes that do not have a good rubber "bumper." ;o) He also has wide feet, so New Balance is our go-to for him.

My 11-year-old son says these shoes are very comfortable. The color online says they are pigment/black, but in person the color is actually a dark navy blue (which I was wondering about because even the picture online looks more navy than black). My son wanted black shoes, but decided to keep this pair of navy blue shoes since they are comfortable.

Great shoe

The shoes are great but they’re navy blue not black.

These are very nice shoes, feel well made and look great. However, they run very narrow. I recommend them, but if your child normally wears a medium width, I would suggest ordering a wide.

I love New Balance shoes for school. My boys are required to wear dark athletic shoes and these are perfect. The material holds up over several months of daily use. The dark color (navy blue) hides marks and stains. I like this version better than the New Balance suede material. Sportier looking as well.

Orange reads as pink outdoors... Love new balance and the fit of this shoe, but beware the pacific/dynomite color looked great indoors but once outside the mesh portions of the orange looked pink. Really pink. Which made the blue look more purple and the purple/pink combo was not loved by my 9 year old boy. (My daughter liked them.) Zappos customer service was AWESOME and we have a replacement black/white pair on the way.

These have more vertical space in the toe area, so when the shoe bends, if you have a thinner foot, the extra material pushes down a lot. We had better luck with a pair that had less space top to sole in the toe end. Very cool looking though!

The look and quality of these shoes were good but they did not fit as expected.Too narrow in the foot and heel. My son could barely get them on. I would not recommend for someone with wide feet.

Within 3 months the side of this shoe tore open. Not at the toe but outside of toe box. These were worn only during the winter months so no outside play at all. Only inside use. Sorely disappointed.

These shoes smell like a toxic tire factory. It must be hell to work where these are made, I can't imagine working in a factory filled with them. Working conditions must be bad. and I am not putting my child's foot inside a shoe that smells this poisonous.