Exhibit 23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

 

 

(1)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-120012) pertaining to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan, 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and 2004 Associate Stock Purchase Plan;
 

(2)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-159313) pertaining to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan; and
 

(3)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-195925) pertaining to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan;
 

(4)

Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-218034) pertaining to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and
  (5) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-248716) pertaining to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan;
  (6) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-274386) pertaining to the Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Amended and Restated 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan;

 

of our reports dated April 17, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. and Subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. and Subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year-ended February 1, 2025.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

St. Louis, Missouri
April 17, 2025