Build-A-Bear Quarterly Challenge

Build-A-Bear Quarterly Challenge
June 15, 2021 - September 14, 2021


 
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is an American retailer headquartered in Overland, Missouri that sells teddy bears and other stuffed animals and characters. Customers go through an interactive process in which the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and tailored to their own preferences during their visit to the store. These preferences include being able to choose from numerous different stuffed animals ( bears, bunnies, cats and lots more!), along with varying scents, sounds, and outfits (my kids have sports clothes, cheer clothes, beach clothes for their build-a bears).
Build-A-Bear Workshop is the largest chain that operates in this style. The company's slogan was "Where Best Friends Are Made" from 1997–2013 when it was changed to "The Most Fun You'll Ever Make." I have years of memories of birthday parties and outings with my children to this fun and interactive store!
 
Let's have some fun with our own version of Build-A-Bear!
There are many different animals to create in the real store, not just bears! I am going use 'bears' for the levels, but you will have a choice of animal to create.
 
Pick a level and begin reading on June 15th!
 
Level 1- Create 1 bear- Read 8 books
Level 2- Create 2 bears- Read 16 books
Level 3- Create 3 bears- Read 24 books
Level 4- Create 4 bears- Read 32 books
Bonus- Name Your New Friend! (can be added to any level)
 
 
**There is no minimum page requirement for this challenge.
Audiobooks and rereads are allowed.
You can always add levels as you go.
You may update your original post with your progress or repost, it is your choice. But please repost upon completion**
 
 
Build-A-Bear Tasks
 
For each of the 8 categories, choose one task to create your new friend.
You may create up to 4 bears, using new tasks each time or repeating tasks. Have fun with it!
 
1. Choose Your Animal -
*bear - read a book set in the woods or a suspense story
 
*bunny - read a book set during a holiday or contains a celebration of any kind or read a humorous story
 
*dog - read a book with an ear on the cover or a book with a friendly character
 
*cat - read a book with an independent character or a book with the number 9 in the page count or publishing date.
 
2. Decide How Much Stuffing To Add -
*a lot - read a big book (your interpretation of size)
 
*a little - read a smaller book (your interpretation of size)
 
*medium - read a book from the middle of your tbr or that was published mid-year of any year (May, June, July, August)
 
*over-stuffed - read a book that is part of a large series
 
3. Add On An Insert/Extra -
*sound - read a book with a title that sounds appealing
 
*heart - read a book with a heart on the cover or an 'insta-love' story
 
*phrase - read a book with more than one word in the title
 
*song clip - read a book with a talented character or a book with a title that sounds like it could be a song title.
 
4. Bathe or Brush Your Animal -
*bathe - read a book with water on the cover or a 'clean' romance book
 
*brush - read a book with hair on the cover or a book with a character who is in danger or who is dangerous ('brush with danger')
 
*both - read a book that has two of something on the cover (can be two of the same letter, two people, etc.)
 
*neither - read a 'stranded' romance or a book with a 'messy' looking cover (maybe too much going on?)
 
5. Pick Out An Outfit For Your New Friend -
*superhero - read a paranormal or urban fantasy book or graphic novel
 
*prince/princess - read a Historical book or a book with royalty in it
 
*athlete - read a sports romance or a book with a fit looking person on the cover
 
*military - read a book with a character in the armed forces (or retired) or a book with green on the cover
 
6. Add An Accessory-
*jewelry - read a book with jewelry on the cover or a book with a high rating (3.9 or higher)
 
*hat - read a book with a head covering on the cover or a western romance.
 
*purse - read a book that you can fit in your purse (tablets count) or a book that cost you more than you usually spend
 
*sunglasses - read a book with glasses on the cover (any kind!) or a book with a sunny or summer scene on the cover
 
7. Choose A Ribbon -
*yellow - read a book with yellow on the cover or a book with a scared character
 
*pink - read a book with pink on the cover or a sweet romance
 
*white - read a book with white on the cover or a book set in the winter/a cold month
 
*blue - read a book with blue on the cover or a book with a sad character
 
8. How Will You Carry Your Build-A-Bear home?
*in its house provided by the store - read a book with a building on the cover or a book with the letter 'H' anywhere in the title or author's name
 
*in your hands - read a book with a character that works with their hands or a book with hand(s) on the cover
 
*in your own bag/backpack - read a book with a character who is hiding something or a second-chance romance
 
*on your shoulders - read a book with a character who has an illness or a medical romance

Bear #1
1. Bear - Soldier's Return - Karen Whiddon (HRS #2131 - Apr 2021) (suspense) - June 17
2. stuffing - Amish Country Threats - Dana R. Lynn (LIS #899 - July 2021) (overstuffed) - June 29
3. phrase - How to Tempt a Duke - Madeline Martin (HH #1478 - Dec 2019) (multi-word title) - June 22
4. bathe/brush - When I Found You - Brenda Novak (Mira - July 2021) (water) - June 28

3. add on/heart - Traces of Murder - Rachel Lee (HI #2003 -- June 2021) (insta-love) - July 5
8. carry home - Blue Collar Billionaire - Karen Booth (HD #2798 - Apr2021) (in house/building) - June 23

3. add on/song clip - A Wager to Tempt the Runaway - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1583 - June 2021) (talent/artist) - July 7
5. outfit/athlete - All Consuming - Jaci Burton (Penguin - Mar 2021) (fit person) - July 31

4. bathe/brush/neither - The Vet's Unexpected Hero - Traci Douglass (HMED #1179 - June 2021) (stranded) - Aug 3
5. outfit/superhero - To Kiss a Frog - Elle James (Love Spell - Mar 2005) (paranormal) - Aug 11
6. accessory/jewelry - A Cinderella for the Viscount - Liz Tyner (HH #1590 - July 2021) (jewelry on cover) - July 19 
8. carry home - How to Win the Surgeon's Heart - Tina Beckett (HMED #1183 - July 2021) (shoulders/medical) - July 8

 
BONUS -
Tell us what you named your new friend and then spell out that name. Use each letter in that name to read a book whose first letter of the title or author's first or last name or series title corresponds to that letter. Please only use one title one time- each letter gets its own book.


Bear #1 name - Harry

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