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<TYPE>4
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1
<PERIOD>20051123
<FILING-DATE>20051125
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20051125
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Peterson Coleman H
<CIK>0001290759
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-32320
<FILM-NUMBER>051226523
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>479-820-8121
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>615 J.B. HUNT CORPORATE DRIVE
<CITY>LOWELL
<STATE>AR
<ZIP>72745
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP INC
<CIK>0001113809
<ASSIGNED-SIC>5945
<IRS-NUMBER>431883836
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0101
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTRE DRIVE
<CITY>ST LOUIS
<STATE>MO
<ZIP>63114
<PHONE>314-423-8000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTRE DRIVE
<CITY>ST LOUIS
<STATE>MO
<ZIP>63114
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-11-23</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001113809</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BBW</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001290759</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Peterson Coleman H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>3250 LACEY ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 600</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DOWNERS GROVE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60515</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-11-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>8376</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>8376</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant to the reporting person of 8,376 shares of restricted stock.  5,000 of these shares were granted upon Mr. Peterson's
 initial election to the board, 3,376 of the shares were granted in anticipation of Mr. Peterson's first year of service on
 the Board of Directors of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Price is not applicable to grants of restricted stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">After giving effect to the transaction reported in this Form 4, Mr. Peterson directly owns 8,376 shares of restricted stock
 of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Coleman H. Peterson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-11-23</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
