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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2025</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC</issuerName>
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          <com:street1>415 S. 18TH STREET, SUITE 200</com:street1>
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      <comments>Item 5, Item 7 and Item 9 - Thrivent Financial for Lutherans disclaims beneficial ownership of the 2,672 shares held in the Thrivent Financial Defined Benefit Plan Trust.

Item 6, Item 8 and Item 9 - Represents 174,504 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Financial for Lutherans serves as investment adviser, and 575,144 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, serves as investment adviser.

Item 11 - The percentage calculations used herein are based on the statement in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending May 3, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2025, that there were 13,208,592 common stock shares outstanding of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. as of June 9, 2025.</comments>
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        <issuerName>BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC</issuerName>
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        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2500
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a Wisconsin fraternal benefit society.</citizenship>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>752,320

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans disclaims beneficial ownership of the 2,672 shares held in the Thrivent Financial Defined Benefit Plan Trust.

Represents 174,504 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Financial for Lutherans serves as investment adviser, and 575,144 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, serves as investment adviser.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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The percentage calculations used herein are based on the statement in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending May 3, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2025, that there were 13,208,592 common stock shares outstanding of Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc. as of June 9, 2025.</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>2,672

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares held in the Thrivent Financial Defined Benefit Plan Trust.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>749,648

Represents 174,504 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Financial for Lutherans serves as investment adviser, and 575,144 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, serves as investment adviser.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>2,672

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares held in the Thrivent Financial Defined Benefit Plan Trust.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>749,648

Represents 174,504 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Financial for Lutherans serves as investment adviser, and 575,144 shares held by registered investment companies for which Thrivent Asset Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, serves as investment adviser.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under &amp;#167; 240.14a-11.

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      <reportingPersonName>THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>David S. Royal</signature>
        <title>Chief Financial Officer</title>
        <date>08/15/2025</date>
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