Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Kids Kids Junior Backpack

I purchased this backpack after putting in an embarrassing amount of time researching the best backpacks for young kids. I cannot say enough how happy we are with it! This bag has taken a daily beating by my kiddo, but there are no signs of wear and tear. She tosses it around the bus, the playground, the gym, and our home. It carries her homework folder, her lunch box, a blanket, and various odds and ends she stashed in the pockets. l love the pocket for her water bottle. It holds her 10oz kids Sip by S'well bottle from Target perfectly. It is a good size for her, and there's plenty of room to grow. When she began using it she was 4, and weighed about 35lbs. Now she is 5, has grown a couple inches and weighs 37lbs. I think she will still be using this for several years to come. She has never had a problem using the zippers or putting it on. Absolutely a great buy and made me an LLBean fan or life!

Created an account to leave a review. We got this backpack in the summer 2016 for my daughter---no water bottle pocket. Yesterday, I found that her water bottle had leaked in the second pocket and there was 1/2 cup water at least in the pocket. Much to my delight, all of her papers and notebooks in the main compartment was perfectly dry. Not even the fabric felt wet in the main compartment. I feel this indicates great quality in construction & materials. In world of cutting corners and broken promises, it's nice to still be able to get a good quality product that lasts.

We originally bought one of these for my son for preschool. He's in kindergarten this year so we had to upgrade to the full size, but he still uses this one all the time. It's the perfect size for traveling to pack some toys and a few sets of clothes. Ordered two more for his sisters for Christmas since they use them when we spend time with family.

We love this backpack for our preschoolers. It's large enough to fit full size folders, a lunchbox, an extra change of clothes, but is the perfect size for my littles (4.5 and 2.5) - not too big, just right! We bought one for our son last year and just bought another one for little sister. And we love that it now comes with a water bottle pocket on the side - so helpful. Thanks for listening to your customers' feedback, LLBean!

Love the book bag for our 7 year old which we've had for over a year. I have a dark green LL Bean bag which is over 20 years old still going strong! The lavender shows dirt and grime too easily. Wish it came in a darker purple and darker pink.

Bought backpack for little one who started TK, she loves it especially because she has her name embroidered and the easily identifiable color: pink! The one issue is that it only has a one sided water bottle holder. Not sure why the company decided to do this especially since most backpacks are dual sided, and the pocket doesn't take up a lot of space since it's for a small water bottle/container. It would be great to have a second easy access pocket where she can get her lunch-card or hair ties without dealing with the zippers pockets.

Gave 4 stars because I love this backpack, BUT the quality is not the same as it was 25 years ago. The fabric seems thinner and I worry about the zipper lasting.

sad there isnt the life time warrenty anymore my son had his for 2 years and the zipper broke i had mine for 9 years in the 90s and 2000s and no issue

Cute backpack! Love the number of pockets and organizing tools. Would love a chest clip to keep the straps up tight!

Great backpack overall. Unfortunately there is a design defect with zipper placement. Over 1 week of light use, the internal pocket zipper has worn a cosmetic defect/hole in the reflective strip caused by its zipper placement. When backpack is even partially filled, the zipper hardware presses against reflective strip and wears away at the material.

Embroidery of name was so small. I read one of the reviews and it said that. Why have you changed the size of the lettering. I brought this for my 4 year old granddaughter and she could see her name because it was so small. Please increase the size of the names on your back packs. Bag is nice just the embroidery too small.

Great quality

Great little backpack, surprised to see that for the price they're selling it for it's not made here in the US. Well made and would buy again but it is certainly overpriced

Great quality and size for my PreK son. Color as expected. Only reason this isn't 5 star is that the embroidered initials are completely off center and look ridiculous with the placement.

I love the size of this backpack- perfect for preK! I will say the violet/little purple color is kind of transparent. Not like the material from LL Bean backpacks bought in the past. We will see how it holds up.

Good quality but no chest clip and the embroidery is crooked.

The block letters look great (only caps available). The color was as expected and I also purchased a matching lunchbox. My nephew loved this as a gift. This brings back fond memories from my childhood when I had a deluxe eggplant colored L.L. Bean backpack.

Very well made, but the flap covering the zipper is stiff and makes it hard to unzip. Hoping the fabric will loosen up with use.

Quality great kind of too small to carry everything lunch jacket snacks in the bag. Please make one with chest strap.

Love the size, and style of the backpack! It seems like it will hold up very well too! Only thing I don't like is the zipperit gets trapped repeatedly under the material that covers it making it some difficult to open and close. Maybe it will get easier after some more use? Other than that I do like the bag!

We love this backpack, love all the compartments, it's very sturdy, the only issue is the straps are very thick and both my child say it hurts their neck. I'm hoping as they use it more it is less stiff on the straps. Everything else we love.

The bag is great! My only concern was about the color of the embroidery. I had my child's initial embroidered in light pink and it just looks grey.

Great size for my 4 year old son. I bought an LL Bean lunchbox and it fits inside nicely. Love the blue color. Very happy with our purchase!

Perfect size for my 5 year old & the quality is great. Downside is that a 1 " binder barely fits in the book bag with the zipper eating up the side. This would have been perfect for daycare. We will use it the remainder of the year, but will definitely upsize in the future. PS my 5 year old recommends a chest strap to be added.

I would have given this a 5 but the cup holder ripped and we had only had it ~1 month (exchanging now for a new one). Other than that it is the perfect size for my son and fits a good amount of stuff including his lunch box, extra clothes and art projects.