UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                         TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Date of report (Date of earliest
                        event reported) November 9, 2004
                               (November 9, 2004)

                           Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

    Delaware                       001-32320                   43-1883836
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(State or Other                   (Commission                (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of                   File Number)            Identification No.)
 Incorporation)


     1954 Innerbelt Business Center Drive                        63114
             St. Louis, Missouri                           ------------------
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (314) 423-8000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
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         On November 9, 2004, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing results for the third quarter (13 weeks) and
year-to-date (39 week) periods ending October 2, 2004. A copy of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference
herein. The description of the press release contained herein is qualified in
its entirety by the full text of such exhibit.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit Number    Description of Exhibit
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99.1              Press Release dated November 9, 2004







                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC.
                                  (Registrant)




Date: November 9, 2004    By:      /s/     Tina Klocke
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                                   Name:   Tina Klocke
                                   Title:  Chief Financial Bear, 
                                           Secretary and Treasurer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Description of Exhibit
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99.1              Press Release dated November 9, 2004