I would not recommend the Large padding Tote (the 2nd one). I just got it and it's definitely not for school. It's really heavy and smooshy, making the large size not ideal for notebooks, etc. I would go with the large paddington (1st one) looks cute and also really useful outside of school, or the edith is super cute for school only if you can sacrifice over the shoulder carrying, or if you REALLY want to put the notebook in the bag go with the Paddington Tote (last one).