<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0000950138-07-000264
<TYPE>4
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1
<PERIOD>20070402
<FILING-DATE>20070403
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20070403
<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>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Seay Scott
<CIK>0001306305
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-32320
<FILM-NUMBER>07743296
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<PHONE>314-423-8000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.
<STREET2>1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTRE DRIVE
<CITY>ST. LOUIS
<STATE>MO
<ZIP>63114
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>form4_040207ex.xml
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-04-02</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

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

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001306305</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Seay Scott</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTRE DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ST. LOUIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>63114</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Workshop Bear</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-04-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4531</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>8.42</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>37656</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-04-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4531</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>27.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>33125</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>8.42</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-04-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4531</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2012-08-29</value>
                <footnoteId id="F4"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>4531</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>9064</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes 108 shares acquired pursuant to the issuer's 2004 Associate Stock Purchase Plan on March 31, 2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This sale was effected pursuant to a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">After giving effect to the transactions reported in this Form 4, Mr. Seay directly owns 3,750 shares of common stock and
 29,375 shares of restricted stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.  In addition, Mr. Seay holds vested options to purchase
 17,938 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s common stock after giving effect to the exercise of options reported in this
 Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Under terms of the grant, the options vest in 25% increments over four years beginning one year after the date of grant.  All
 remaining unexercisable options vested and became immediately exercisable in connection with the issuer's initial public
 offering on October 27, 2004.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Scott Seay</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-04-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
