Yikes ... Young shoe? Yes. Our son (9) has been running for years in summer at Birkenstock Arizona shoes. Since there is no longer his jetztige size of Papillio, we have put ourselves on the search for an alternative and so ended up here. Visually, the shoe is almost equal. Only the sole is somewhat thicker. This I found a bit strange for a boy, my son and my husband's but did not bother. Otherwise just Birkenstock Quality. Super shoe fits well, even barefoot.