Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ERDOS BARRY
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP INC [BBW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Pres. & COO Bear
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC., 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/03/2006
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63114		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/03/2006   M   20,000 A $ 8.78 61,250 D  
Common Stock 04/03/2006   S(1)   13,900 D $ 28.82 (2) 47,350 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2006   S(1)   6,100 D $ 28.69 (3) 41,250 (4) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 8.78 04/03/2006   M     20,000   (5) 04/25/2014(5) Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 20,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ERDOS BARRY
C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.
1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63114		   X     Pres. & COO Bear  

Signatures

 /s/ Barry Erdos   04/05/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This sale was effected pursuant to a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(2) The reporting person gave a sell order to the broker to sell 20,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s common stock. In the discretion of the broker, the sales were effected in multiple transactions, at varying prices, on April 3, 2006, as follows: 400 shares at $28.39; 800 at $28.40; 400 at $28.41; 400 at $28.43; 600 at $28.46; 700 at $28.50; 200 at $28.51; 200 at $28.57; 300 at $28.60; 500 at $28.61; 100 at $28.62; 300 at $28.65; 200 at $28.66; 300 at $28.67; 200 at $28.68; 100 at $28.69; 600 at $28.70; 500 at $28.71; 300 at $28.73; 100 at $28.74; 300 at $28.75; 200 at $28.76; 900 at $28.77; 300 at $28.80; 400 at $28.81; 200 at $28.82; 300 at $29.00; 200 at $29.05; 200 at $29.07; 400 at $29.08; 400 at $29.11; 300 at $29.15; 100 at $29.23; 100 at $29.24; 700 at $29.25; 400 at $29.27; 400 at $29.30; 300 at $29.57; 300 at $29.66; 200 at $29.75; and 100 at $29.90. The weighted average sales price for these transactions totaling 13,900 shares was $28.82 per share.
(3) The sales referred to in Footnote 2 were continued on April 4, 2006 at varying prices, as follows: 500 shares at $27.83; 600 at $28.33; 1,300 at $28.70; 100 at $28.74; 300 at $28.76; 300 at $28.80; 2,000 at $28.82; 500 at $28.95; 400 at $29.00; and 100 at $29.03. The weighted average sales price for these transactions totaling 6,100 shares was $28.69 per share.
(4) After giving effect to the transactions reported in this Form 4, Mr. Erdos directly owns 41,250 shares of restricted stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. In addition, Mr. Erdos holds vested options to purchase 35,000 shares and unvested options to purchase 30,000 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s common stock.
(5) Under the 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.

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