These Cute Girls' Backpacks Start the School Year in Style

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Is there anything quite like gearing up for school with all new school supplies? Choosing just the right pens, folders, notebooks, and, of course, the pièce de résistance, the backpack! It’s the item she’s going to be wearing every day for at least the next 180 days (for years if you play your cards right), so it has to be just right.

Fortunately, there are lots of backpacks out there, but that can also be the problem. How does one choose? That’s why we’re here: We’ve rounded out a handful of our favorite girls’ backpacks to help you narrow down your search, because who has the time to scour the entire Internet? (We do — that’s our job!)

We’ve found an assortment of cute and chic, fun and fashionable designs for girls, from preschool to high school and beyond, with an eye toward design and maximized storage solutions — because those books get heavy. Happy shopping!

Explorer Backpack

The high-quality design and construction you’ve come to expect from L.L.Bean… now with more pockets!

This is the perfect girls’ backpack to encourage exploring in the classroom and out in nature. This bag can take anything your rough-and-tumble young lady can dish out.

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PBK Recycled Floral Backpack

Packed with pockets, straps and gear loops to keep everything in place, this girls’ backpack is the perfect combination of dainty and sturdy.

And since it’s made of recycled plastic bottles, you and your kiddo can feel good knowing you’re being kind to the environment.

Iridescent Grogu Backpack

Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, has stolen our collective hearts, which is why we love this adorable girls’ backpack, which will carry all her supplies and let her pretend to be a Mandolorian!

The main compartment even comes with a padded laptop pocket. Adjustable straps feature Star Wars-inspired artwork.

Ruffle-Strap Backpack

The perfect girls’ backpack for the little lady who leans into frills. The pink floral exterior is complemented with a turquoise interior and is accented with ruffles along the straps and edges.

A roomy interior with a hidden pocket and hidden zipper closure is ideal for all the essentials.

15-Inch School or Travel Backpack

This is the perfect girls’ backpack for the little one headed to pre-school or kindergarten: It’s just her size but has enough room to hold all her school supplies, travel essentials, or collections of sticks, rocks, bugs, and shells little girls seem to pick up along the way.

Joymoze Print Backpack

We love a good all-over print and this design comes in a variety of patterns, from floral to cartoon pugs, so there’s something for every taste.

The roomy main compartment includes a laptop sleeve plus pockets for pens, a cellphone, a wallet, and a key ring. Perfect for the girl who tends to lose things!

Tarn 18 Backpack

We also love this girls’ backpack for young trailblazers, ideally for kids 8 to 12 years old. Design elements have balance and security in mind, and we just love the hip belt — it has pockets!

Perfect for snacks or her favorite lucky talisman or toy she likes to have on hand.

PBK Glow-in-the-Dark Space Backpack

We love this design to the moon and back! The grayscale astronaut, planet, and rocketship design may look understated by the light of day, but glows in the dark for a backpack that’s out of this world!

Back-To-School Trifecta

Available in a variety of styles, this girls’ backpack comes with a coordinated insulated lunchbox and pencil bag so she can head back to the classroom (or lunchroom) fully prepared!

With extra-comfortable wide straps and pockets for all her various devices, we love how much room there is for storing her essentials.

Monogram Logo Backpack

The girls’ backpack for the girl who leans into her preppy sensibilities, this iconic Ralph Lauren has been synonymous with polo and a certain look for decades, exemplified by this light, breezy pink and classic design.

Internal and external pockets have enough space to carry anything the school day throws at her.

Geometric Design Backpack

We’ve never met a busy geometric pattern we didn’t like, and this girls’ backpack is no exception.

Available in two sizes for your little or not-so-little girl, this design is cute, roomy, and comes highly reviewed on Amazon by parents of children of all ages.

Pop-It Backpack

A novelty toy and a practical girls’ backpack? Sign. Us. Up. Now. This truly unique design features an entire exterior of Pop-Its!

With multiple compartments, there’s plenty of room for essentials (or more toys), but it does run a little on the small side and may be better suited for smaller kids.

Sequin Unicorn Backpack

For the little girl who loves glitz and whimsy, this sequin unicorn backpack with a matching lunchbox is the perfect school accessory!

The 3D foam plush ears and horn make for a backpack that’s also a magical friend. But don’t worry: It still comes with a spacious main compartment and front pocket, as well as mesh pockets for water bottles.

Kånken Rainbow Backpack

This girls’ backpack is based on a Swedish design from the ’70s. It’s been updated with a lively pink color and rainbow straps that still maintain a vintage vibe.

We love the straps and handles, as well as the foam insert that can be used for cushioning and shape or an impromptu seat pad.

Donut-Print Backpack

We love the nostalgic silhouette of this girls’ backpack from the Herschel Supply Co. But the vintage references don’t stop there.

This classic donut design from The Simpsons is complemented by the iconic “sky and clouds” background featured in the show’s opening sequence for a main compartment that’s both cute and roomy.

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