PUBLISHED 04/26/2007
New Balance KJ 810
Price: $60
Shoe Type: All-terrain
Sizes: 10.5-12.5 and 1-7, including half sizes
Widths: Medium, wide, extra wide
Sizing Notes: New Balance's kids' shoes are a smaller version of men's, so boys transition from kids' size 6 to a men's size 7. Girls change to women's shoes, which are about one and a half sizes smaller than men's. So a girl wearing a kids' size 7 could wear a women's size 8.5.
www.newbalance.com; 800-253-7463
New Balance KJ 607
Price: $46
Shoe Type: All-terrain trail
Sizes: 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 6.5, 7
Widths: Medium, wide
Sizing Notes: New Balance's kids' shoes are a smaller version of men's, so boys transition from kids' size 6 to a men's size 7. Girls change to women's shoes, which are about one and a half sizes smaller than men's. So a girl wearing a kids' size 7 could wear a women's size 8.5.
www.newbalance.com; 800-253-7463
Nike Air Pegasus
Price: $50
Shoe Type: Neutral-Cushioned
Sizes: 1-5 and 6-7, including half sizes
Widths: Standard
Sizing Notes: Nike's kids' size 7 is equal to a men's size 7.
www.nikestore.com or Niketown store
Nike Air Turbulence+ 11
Price: $65
Shoe Type: Neutral
Sizes: 1-5 and 6-7, including half sizes
Widths: Standard
Sizing Notes: Nike's kids' size 7 is equal to a men's size 7.
www.nikestore.com; Niketown store
Saucony Nitrous
Price: $75
Shoe Type: Neutral
Sizes: 10.5-13.5 and 1-7, including half sizes
Widths: Medium, wide
Sizing Notes: Saucony's kids' size 7 is equal to a women's size 5.5.
Available at Stride Rite; 800-650-7708
