Kids' cache
Fall's hottest backpacks just might have youngsters clamoring to board the school bus.
1 MadPax
“Spiketus Rex” soft polyurethane backpack, $46 and $60 (depending on size), at Magic Beans, 312 Harvard Street, Brookline, 617-264-2326; 361 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, 617-300-0171; and other locations, http://www.mbeans.com
2 Beatrix New York
“Baxter” little kid nylon and laminated-canvas backpack, $42 at Baby Koo, 188 Needham Street, Newton, 617-467-5860, http://www.baby-koo.com
3 SugarBooger
“Vintage Alphabet” waterproofed cotton and canvas Kiddie Play Pack, $21.95 at ICA Store, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, 617-478-3104, http://www.icastore.org
4 Skip Hop
“Zoo Packs” little kid cotton and nylon fox backpack, $19.95 at Tadpole, 58 Clarendon Street, Boston, 617-778-1788, http://www.shoptadpole.com
5 Museum of Fine Arts
Plush “Philippe” frog polyester backpack, $18.99 at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Bookstore & Shop, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617-369-3170, http://www.mfashop.com
6 Stephen Joseph
Quilted-cotton owl backpack, $24.99 at Green Planet Kids, 22 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, 617-332-7841
7 Dabbawalla
“Color My World” backpack of neoprene-like fabric, $40 at Hatched, 5 Green Street, Jamaica Plain, 617-524-5402, http://www.hatchedboston.com
8 Kikimoto + Meshon Rose
“Frenchie” polyester school pack with rubber-dipped bottom, $68 at Newbury Comics, South Shore Plaza, Braintree, 781-356-8285; Newbury Comics’ Hootenanny, 36 JFK Street, Cambridge, 617-864-6623; and other locations, http://www.newburycomics.com
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