Cele*bear*ate!

Getting something "free with purchase" is usually about as noteworthy as getting that third phonebook of the year plopped to the side of your front door.  But every once in a while, you get lucky...

THREE PROS

*The photos are of a high-quality, almost making you feel like you own every single one of the Build-A-Bears pictured and thus saving you a boatload (or, in B-A-B lingo, bearload)

*The quotes on each page are generally in good fun, with a few exceptions
*I must also compliment the layout for being crisp and modern

THREE CONS 

*It's not really a story but more a collection of pages that happen to have the same theme

*There's a good boy/girl split going when suddenly the second half of the book skews completely female

*Look -- we know your are trying to sell some bears, B-A-B, but do you really need to include the page that tells kids that life is better with bears (paraphrasing)

ONE DAD'S OPINION
I'm not sure if this title is still available in Build-A-Bear Workshops, but if it is, you should definitely grab your free copy.  It is even worth spending a few bucks on if it's for sale AND on sale (the back cover lists it at $6.95). Since I got it for free, I'm gonna assume it's now a freebie for everyone -- which means my rating system is kind of out the window on this one.  That explains why it gets the following review...

Buy / Borrow / Donate / Destroy / Not Applicable