Not sure if they still have the black and white one pictured above (it may be the Rainbow one??) but I have one of the b&w ones and I find it to be very sturdy and durable. I also have a backpack from the summer of 2015, it was a red/yellow/black style and it was not at all durable for us. We brought home two of them and the straps broke with not very much weight in them at all. We didn't use them for school or anything just as a place to stash some playing cards, coloring book, markers to have some items to pass the time for the children. I am glad my 2015 issues didn't stop me from getting the above backpack because I love it!