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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Kretchmar Jennifer   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) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Ch. Prod. Off. and Innov. Bear (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC., 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/14/2017 (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 03/14/2017   A   20,340 (1) A (2) 41,257 D   Common Stock 03/15/2017   F   2,157 (3) D $ 8.9 39,100 (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)

$ 8.85

03/14/2017

A

7,122

03/14/2017(5)

03/14/2027

Common Stock

7,122

(6)

7,122

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kretchmar Jennifer C/O BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. 1954 INNERBELT BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE ST. LOUIS, MO 63114			Ch. Prod. Off. and Innov. Bear

Signatures

/s/ Eric Fencl, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jennifer Kretchmar		03/16/2017
**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)	Grant to reporting person of 20,340 shares of restricted stock. The shares vest in equal annual installments on March 31, 2018, March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020.
(2)	Price is not applicable to grants of restricted stock.
(3)	Shares surrendered in payment of tax withholding due upon vesting of restricted stock.
(4)	After giving effect to the transactions reported in this Form 4, Ms. Kretchmar directly owns 8,042 shares of common stock and 31,058 shares of restricted stock of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. In addition, Ms. Kretchmar holds vested options to purchase 13,970 shares and unvested options to purchase 25,264 shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.'s common stock.
(5)	The options vest in equal annual installments on March 31, 2018, March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020.
(6)	Price is not applicable to acquisitions resulting from grants of stock options.

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