My 3rd grader used it. Halfway through the school year the handle got warped and did not retract after that. One big negative with his back is that there is no mesh bottle holder to keep a water bottle upright!! Can't remember how many times the water bottle tilted and got all the schoolwork wet!!
It was rather small! I wished the pink one came in a deluxe... I would only purchase this for a child going to the 3rd or 4th grade!!! Not a 5th grader...
My son is three and takes a lunch and several containers of milk to preschool each day and that makes for a heavy backpack. He is also wanting to be independent so this backpack is big enough for his school folders, two lunch bags, his blanket, AND he can pull it himself. He is very happy with the bag. I bought the two different styles of matching lunch bags for him and they are great. I do agree with other reviews that the bag is smaller then other backpacks so I recommend it for younger students Pre-K through 2nd.
I bought this going on 4 years ago and my youngest has done everything you're not supposed to do to a back pack. She sits on top of the back pack part with the handle up. She throws it out of the van or drags it out so that the weight of it hits the step and then the ground. She lifts and lowers the handle too much and she had something gross spill in it. So far it's doing great! It cleaned up easily and all the moving parts still work just fine. I am hoping it will last till she goes to middle school and will need a larger pack. My middle kid is much easier on it but now that she's a sixth grader she's getting too tall to hold the handle. She trips over the wheels because it pulls too close to her feet now, so she has to slouch a bit to pull it.
