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Monster High Diaries #4
Clawdeen Wolf and the Freaky-Fabulous Fashion Show
The fourth chapter book in the popular Monster High Diaries series, featuring Clawdeen Wolf!
Dear Diary,
Everyone knows that I am a no-nonsense werewolf--I never back down from a challenge, and I run right over any obstacle that get in my way! But lately I'm having a hard time dealing with my pack...there are SO MANY of them, and they are always in my hear. I have a creeperific fashion show coming up, and the fam is causing so much drama that I've barely had time to work on my designs. I feel like I'm being pulled in so many different directions. What's a ghoul to do?
Clawdeen
©2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.
Dear Diary,
Everyone knows that I am a no-nonsense werewolf--I never back down from a challenge, and I run right over any obstacle that get in my way! But lately I'm having a hard time dealing with my pack...there are SO MANY of them, and they are always in my hear. I have a creeperific fashion show coming up, and the fam is causing so much drama that I've barely had time to work on my designs. I feel like I'm being pulled in so many different directions. What's a ghoul to do?
Clawdeen
©2016 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.
110 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2016
About the author
Nessi Monstrata
8 books13 followersNessi Monstrata is the author of the all new Monster
High Diaries series. When she's not writing about the Monster High
ghouls, Nessi enjoys going out to eat with ghoulfriends, shopping (shoes
are her weakness!), and watching romantic comedies on TV.
High Diaries series. When she's not writing about the Monster High
ghouls, Nessi enjoys going out to eat with ghoulfriends, shopping (shoes
are her weakness!), and watching romantic comedies on TV.
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May 13, 2016
Before going into the actual review, I want to point out some things about Monster High in general.
The series is not only entertaining but also teaches good things and makes them good for young readers:
1. There is never any bad language.
2. There is no tolerance for hatred or prejudice.
3. There is no sex. (There is some very basic romance, though.)
4. There is always some kind of positive moral in each book.
In this book, it's summer vacation and Clawdeen is going to hold a fashion show to raise money for cheerleader outfits and much-needed sports equipment. She also hopes to show her ability in making really fabulous clothing.
The problem she runs into is that her family is going to host a major family gathering of there pack (they are werewolves, by the way) and this means lots of people and very little time for her to work on her projects for the show.
The needs of the pack is considered to come before everything else. Worse yet one of the younger members really messes up all the work that Clawdeen has done so far.
Clawdeen is very upset but someone suggests to her that she doesn't have to do every single thing herself. There are lots of family there so why not ask them?
Morals: The family is very important and should come first in people's thoughts. Also, if you are having some kinds of personal problems than simply ask someone for help. Don't hold everything inside and let it fester.
Which blends into my answer to the age-old question of Why are we here?
To help others.
The series is not only entertaining but also teaches good things and makes them good for young readers:
1. There is never any bad language.
2. There is no tolerance for hatred or prejudice.
3. There is no sex. (There is some very basic romance, though.)
4. There is always some kind of positive moral in each book.
In this book, it's summer vacation and Clawdeen is going to hold a fashion show to raise money for cheerleader outfits and much-needed sports equipment. She also hopes to show her ability in making really fabulous clothing.
The problem she runs into is that her family is going to host a major family gathering of there pack (they are werewolves, by the way) and this means lots of people and very little time for her to work on her projects for the show.
The needs of the pack is considered to come before everything else. Worse yet one of the younger members really messes up all the work that Clawdeen has done so far.
Clawdeen is very upset but someone suggests to her that she doesn't have to do every single thing herself. There are lots of family there so why not ask them?
Morals: The family is very important and should come first in people's thoughts. Also, if you are having some kinds of personal problems than simply ask someone for help. Don't hold everything inside and let it fester.
Which blends into my answer to the age-old question of Why are we here?
To help others.
January 1, 2017
Clawdeen Wolf and the Freaky Fabulou Fashion Show (Updated)
Clawdeen decides to keep a diary to stay organized while planning her Freaky Fabulous Fashion Show-a fundraiser to update MH’s fearleading uniforms and sports equipment. She talks about how she wants to own her own fashion empire someday.
Clawdeen is in economics class, waiting for the end of class and the beginning of summer break. She’s doodling a dress design meant for Frankie and thinking about how one day she’ll be famous. When school ends, she invites her ghoul friends over to work on designs. She finds out her siblings Clawd and Howleen are also inviting friends over. Glawdeen gets frustrated because she wants privacy and her family have a tend to be loud and her house crowded.
Clawdeen finally gets around to fitting Draculaura and Frakie’s dresses. Clawdeen even makes a mataching clutch for Draculaura. Frankie’s dress is black and white satin with a blue underskirt and gold lace accents. Clawdeen and Howleen share a crampd bedroom. She tries to protect her designs by diving the room with tape, but Howleen still invades her space. Clawd informs Clawdeen that 25 family members will be arriving the next day for a two-week reunion. Clawdeen starts to stress. Now she won’t have any quiet of solitude to finish her pieces.
Clawd reminds her the pack comes first. Clawdeen loves her family, but the show is just as important to her. Clawdeen thinks about her pack. She feels like when she’s around them she loses her individuality and becomes “just one of the pack.” In comparison at MH, she feels like herself. When her extended family come, she’ll be expected to drop her MH friends and foc only on family. She can’t hang out with them and she can’t sneak away to see them. She ends a diary entery with a warning to Howleen not to try on her unfinished designs.
Clawdeen tries to escape to Draculaura’s, but her mom stops her and says she’s needed at home to clean and help fix food for the welcome feast. Clawdeen finds Howleen already moving out her stuff to make room for their relatives. Clawdeen finds out her Great Great Great Great Gan and Grandwolf will have her room. She and Howleen will be sleeping in the den with their cousins.
Clawdeen tries to appeal to her mom about the importance of the fashion show. She listens, but still insists family comes first and that she always makes it work (which is what Clawd said). She knows she can but she wishes her family would understand how much effort she puts into her fashions. She wonders if they realize how serious this is to her. Clawdeen vents to Clawd while making dinner. They both agree that pack rules can be hard to follow. They also consider their friends as “pack”.
The pack arrives. She has a little cousin named Clawdette who’s extremely hyper. Now all of Clawdeen’s supplies are in the corner of the den. Cleo keeps nagging her about her dress. Draculaura wants to come over. Clawdeen’s mouth lectures her to get off the phone. Dlawdeen hasn’t even planned what snacks, drinks, or stage designs she’ll have for the show. She makes a to-do-checklist to stay organized. Even tho she’s stressed, she stays motivated.
Gran and Clawdeen catch up. Gran asks if she’ll be able to finish her sewing. She tells her Gran how important the show is to her. Gran asks if any of the clothes fit her. Clawdeen lets her try on Lagoona’s aqua outfit (even tho its unfinished). She looks amazing in it! After seeing Gran strutting her stuff, the rest of the family want to try on Clawdeen’s clothes. Clawdeen starts to panic. She doesn’t want her family to wreck all her clothes. Luckily, her dad calls them all to dinner. Clawdeen starts to feel more and more suffocated and can’t get a moment to herself.
Dlawdette asks when Clawdeen will be famous, and she almost snaps at her. It’s getting harder and harder every day to finish the show. While trying to baby sit her younger cousins during a full moon, her cousins play dress up in her designs and damage all her pieces. Glitter crescent moons and glue are suck on multiple outfits.. Clawdeen struggles to repair the outfits. Clawd encourages her to apologize and most importantly ask for help. He reminds her her independence makes people think she’s got it all under control. She does, and they instantly offer their help.
Aunties cut patterns. Elders and Cleo stitch Clawd, Howleen, Lagoona, and others prepare snacks. Frankie mixes a magical color‑changing punch. Clawdeen, Clawdette, Draculaura, and Clawdia finish design details. Clawdeen incorporates Clawdette’s crescent moon motif into every outfit, turning the accident into inspiration. Her personal gown—gold satin with black stitching and a crescent‑moon neckline—is her most elegant creation. With the help of her pack Clawdeen finishes all the tasks for the show. She even designs outfits for her family. Clawdeen feels she has accomplished exactly what she set out to do — creating a fashion show that truly represents who she is.
My Thoughts:
It's strange that no mention at all in this was made about Clawdeen's time in Scaris or the flash mob fashion show she threw at the beginning of the movie. I just thought it would have been a nice throwback and tie in to the movie. So I don't have the biggest family BUT I what I do get is that sometimes even though you may love your family it might be hard to take it large doses. And sometimes you do wish that you could be doing something else that might mean just as much to you. But out of a sense of obligation you have to put family and big events first. Because I'm an introvert I know how tough this can be and I had to learn to give myself a limit on big family events. I think it just matters if you give them *some* time so they see you put in a effort. In this I think Clawdeen's parents were just a little unreasonable because she didn't *need* to be with her family 24/7. And the scene when she was with them they were all watching movies or doing whatever else. Which is something I've never understand when big events happen in my own family such as sports events and I'm pressured to attend even though I could care less about sports. If they're all watching the game and we aren't communicating then do you *really* need me there? And then it's also frustrating when you're younger cousins come in your room and mess stuff up. Ironically I collect Monster High dolls and I have a younger cousin and when she left they would look retched. All their clothes and accessories would be all over the room. I had this big beautifully detailed Disney snow globes. The same cousin and her brother broke a piece of Beast's hand (still broken today) and my cousin (their father) said NOTHING! So I get that too. Clawdeen didn't learn what I learned late. When your family comes by and you have younger cousin's PUT YOUR STUFF UP. She should have (knowing they were coming) put her finished clothes at one of her friend's house. The parent's might have said the friend's couldn't come but she could have easily just called one, snuck outside, give her the dresses, and told her to keep them. But then I guess since she couldn't leave she couldn’t have gone over their houses to retrieve them or work on them. I did like how the end thought was that no matter how frustrating they can be when push comes to shove your family *should* have your back. And I say *should* because they don't always but it was good to see that the Wolf pack does.
Rating: 6 I liked the message. But I would have liked to as an added bonus see some artwork at the end for the designs she mentioned.
Clawdeen decides to keep a diary to stay organized while planning her Freaky Fabulous Fashion Show-a fundraiser to update MH’s fearleading uniforms and sports equipment. She talks about how she wants to own her own fashion empire someday.
Clawdeen is in economics class, waiting for the end of class and the beginning of summer break. She’s doodling a dress design meant for Frankie and thinking about how one day she’ll be famous. When school ends, she invites her ghoul friends over to work on designs. She finds out her siblings Clawd and Howleen are also inviting friends over. Glawdeen gets frustrated because she wants privacy and her family have a tend to be loud and her house crowded.
Clawdeen finally gets around to fitting Draculaura and Frakie’s dresses. Clawdeen even makes a mataching clutch for Draculaura. Frankie’s dress is black and white satin with a blue underskirt and gold lace accents. Clawdeen and Howleen share a crampd bedroom. She tries to protect her designs by diving the room with tape, but Howleen still invades her space. Clawd informs Clawdeen that 25 family members will be arriving the next day for a two-week reunion. Clawdeen starts to stress. Now she won’t have any quiet of solitude to finish her pieces.
Clawd reminds her the pack comes first. Clawdeen loves her family, but the show is just as important to her. Clawdeen thinks about her pack. She feels like when she’s around them she loses her individuality and becomes “just one of the pack.” In comparison at MH, she feels like herself. When her extended family come, she’ll be expected to drop her MH friends and foc only on family. She can’t hang out with them and she can’t sneak away to see them. She ends a diary entery with a warning to Howleen not to try on her unfinished designs.
Clawdeen tries to escape to Draculaura’s, but her mom stops her and says she’s needed at home to clean and help fix food for the welcome feast. Clawdeen finds Howleen already moving out her stuff to make room for their relatives. Clawdeen finds out her Great Great Great Great Gan and Grandwolf will have her room. She and Howleen will be sleeping in the den with their cousins.
Clawdeen tries to appeal to her mom about the importance of the fashion show. She listens, but still insists family comes first and that she always makes it work (which is what Clawd said). She knows she can but she wishes her family would understand how much effort she puts into her fashions. She wonders if they realize how serious this is to her. Clawdeen vents to Clawd while making dinner. They both agree that pack rules can be hard to follow. They also consider their friends as “pack”.
The pack arrives. She has a little cousin named Clawdette who’s extremely hyper. Now all of Clawdeen’s supplies are in the corner of the den. Cleo keeps nagging her about her dress. Draculaura wants to come over. Clawdeen’s mouth lectures her to get off the phone. Dlawdeen hasn’t even planned what snacks, drinks, or stage designs she’ll have for the show. She makes a to-do-checklist to stay organized. Even tho she’s stressed, she stays motivated.
Gran and Clawdeen catch up. Gran asks if she’ll be able to finish her sewing. She tells her Gran how important the show is to her. Gran asks if any of the clothes fit her. Clawdeen lets her try on Lagoona’s aqua outfit (even tho its unfinished). She looks amazing in it! After seeing Gran strutting her stuff, the rest of the family want to try on Clawdeen’s clothes. Clawdeen starts to panic. She doesn’t want her family to wreck all her clothes. Luckily, her dad calls them all to dinner. Clawdeen starts to feel more and more suffocated and can’t get a moment to herself.
Dlawdette asks when Clawdeen will be famous, and she almost snaps at her. It’s getting harder and harder every day to finish the show. While trying to baby sit her younger cousins during a full moon, her cousins play dress up in her designs and damage all her pieces. Glitter crescent moons and glue are suck on multiple outfits.. Clawdeen struggles to repair the outfits. Clawd encourages her to apologize and most importantly ask for help. He reminds her her independence makes people think she’s got it all under control. She does, and they instantly offer their help.
Aunties cut patterns. Elders and Cleo stitch Clawd, Howleen, Lagoona, and others prepare snacks. Frankie mixes a magical color‑changing punch. Clawdeen, Clawdette, Draculaura, and Clawdia finish design details. Clawdeen incorporates Clawdette’s crescent moon motif into every outfit, turning the accident into inspiration. Her personal gown—gold satin with black stitching and a crescent‑moon neckline—is her most elegant creation. With the help of her pack Clawdeen finishes all the tasks for the show. She even designs outfits for her family. Clawdeen feels she has accomplished exactly what she set out to do — creating a fashion show that truly represents who she is.
My Thoughts:
It's strange that no mention at all in this was made about Clawdeen's time in Scaris or the flash mob fashion show she threw at the beginning of the movie. I just thought it would have been a nice throwback and tie in to the movie. So I don't have the biggest family BUT I what I do get is that sometimes even though you may love your family it might be hard to take it large doses. And sometimes you do wish that you could be doing something else that might mean just as much to you. But out of a sense of obligation you have to put family and big events first. Because I'm an introvert I know how tough this can be and I had to learn to give myself a limit on big family events. I think it just matters if you give them *some* time so they see you put in a effort. In this I think Clawdeen's parents were just a little unreasonable because she didn't *need* to be with her family 24/7. And the scene when she was with them they were all watching movies or doing whatever else. Which is something I've never understand when big events happen in my own family such as sports events and I'm pressured to attend even though I could care less about sports. If they're all watching the game and we aren't communicating then do you *really* need me there? And then it's also frustrating when you're younger cousins come in your room and mess stuff up. Ironically I collect Monster High dolls and I have a younger cousin and when she left they would look retched. All their clothes and accessories would be all over the room. I had this big beautifully detailed Disney snow globes. The same cousin and her brother broke a piece of Beast's hand (still broken today) and my cousin (their father) said NOTHING! So I get that too. Clawdeen didn't learn what I learned late. When your family comes by and you have younger cousin's PUT YOUR STUFF UP. She should have (knowing they were coming) put her finished clothes at one of her friend's house. The parent's might have said the friend's couldn't come but she could have easily just called one, snuck outside, give her the dresses, and told her to keep them. But then I guess since she couldn't leave she couldn’t have gone over their houses to retrieve them or work on them. I did like how the end thought was that no matter how frustrating they can be when push comes to shove your family *should* have your back. And I say *should* because they don't always but it was good to see that the Wolf pack does.
Rating: 6 I liked the message. But I would have liked to as an added bonus see some artwork at the end for the designs she mentioned.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 21, 2023
This one was very repetitive. It was the same sentence just about every paragraph. I am not the intended audience for these books but usually enjoy children's books like these and the covers really call to me, but this one could probably be a pass. I can't even figure out what message thy were trying to convey? Family first? Family first but friends are important? It's ok to ask for help? I'm going to go for the last one being the message of the book.
December 29, 2022
This is the pinnacle of human achievement in literature. There is nothing left to be done.
December 28, 2023
mi favorito hasta ahora
September 18, 2024
why was this genuinely relatable
August 25, 2025
It's a super cute story that's accurate to the characters. I definitely enjoyed reading for the nostalgia factor and making my inner child happy
May 20, 2020
Clawdeen And The Freaky Fabulous Fashion Show review.
My goodness, I forgot to review the rest of these!
Anyway, I liked the book. I loved reading about Clawdeen.
Like the other books before it, this takes place after Frights Camera Action (Brownie points)
The Wolf Family having a reunion which puts a lot of pressure on Clawdeen who's trying to balance family with her friends and hobbies. She admits in an entry early on that her family doesn't quite understand her commitment to her hobby & her friends and boy, oh boy did I feel that.
I literally have zero complaints about this book.
I do, however, wish these were longer. The story itself is 110 pages long. The rest of the pages are blank journal pages you can write in and a preview of Draculaura's diary but I understand why these are so short so it's okay.
Overall, I loved reading about Clawdeen and her life!
My goodness, I forgot to review the rest of these!
Anyway, I liked the book. I loved reading about Clawdeen.
Like the other books before it, this takes place after Frights Camera Action (Brownie points)
The Wolf Family having a reunion which puts a lot of pressure on Clawdeen who's trying to balance family with her friends and hobbies. She admits in an entry early on that her family doesn't quite understand her commitment to her hobby & her friends and boy, oh boy did I feel that.
I literally have zero complaints about this book.
I do, however, wish these were longer. The story itself is 110 pages long. The rest of the pages are blank journal pages you can write in and a preview of Draculaura's diary but I understand why these are so short so it's okay.
Overall, I loved reading about Clawdeen and her life!
July 16, 2023
This one was a little slow, but I really liked the maturity and nuance in it. We see Clawdeen’s tension and struggles with her family, and them forcing her to prioritize family over friends.
Despite her issues with them, Clawdeen never goes “I hate my family”. It was always a very mature “I love them, but they do annoy me a lot.”
In the end, Clawdeen learns that she needs to ask for help. Sometimes people are willing to help, but they either don’t realize you need it or don’t think you want it. You can’t expect people to read your mind.
I’m reading this as a childless adult, but I think this book had a lot of good themes and relatability that would benefit a lot of kids. And as an adult reader, it was a cute and surprisingly mature little book going a little more into Clawdeen’s character and home life.
Despite her issues with them, Clawdeen never goes “I hate my family”. It was always a very mature “I love them, but they do annoy me a lot.”
In the end, Clawdeen learns that she needs to ask for help. Sometimes people are willing to help, but they either don’t realize you need it or don’t think you want it. You can’t expect people to read your mind.
I’m reading this as a childless adult, but I think this book had a lot of good themes and relatability that would benefit a lot of kids. And as an adult reader, it was a cute and surprisingly mature little book going a little more into Clawdeen’s character and home life.
January 31, 2016
Not my favorite story but I did have a little fun reading it.
March 13, 2016
Love it!!!
June 25, 2016
It is a great book to read
August 14, 2016
Family may drive you crazy, sometimes. But, they're always there for you, when you're in a pinch.
April 24, 2017
My 3yo really wanted to check this out from the library, and I love Monster High, so I did. And of course, I read it and loved it. Super fun.
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