Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Clark Maxine
  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 __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEBear & Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC., 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2010
(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 01/04/2010   S(1)   65,000 (1) D $ 4.9 (2) 2,238,783 I Smart Stuff Inc.
Common Stock               37,402 I Spouse
Common Stock               244,509 D (3)  

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Clark Maxine
C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.
1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63114
  X   X   CEBear & Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/ Maxine Clark   01/05/2010
**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 Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person.
(2) The reported price is the weighted average purchase price per share for 18 transactions in which the purchase prices ranged from $4.80 to $4.98 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate purchase price upon request of the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer.
(3) After giving effect to the transaction reported in this Form 4, Ms. Clark directly beneficially owns 40,904 shares of common stock and 203,605 shares of restricted stock along with 37,402 shares indirectly through her spouse and 2,238,783 shares indirectly through Smart Stuff, Inc. of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. In addition, Ms. Clark holds vested options to purchase 116,234 shares and unvested options to purchase 105,016 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s common stock.

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