[2] A semi-remake of Clampett's earlier short A Coy Decoy (1941), it also incorporates plot elements of Frank Tashlin's Speaking of the Weather (1937) and Have You Got Any Castles (1938) A collection of books becomes animated after midnight, starting with the Complete Works of Shakespeare, depicted as clockwork mechanisms.

The narrative transitions to various book covers, including Young Man with a Horn, where a caricature of Harry James plays jazz music.

An emaciated caricature of Frank Sinatra sings amidst the revelry, captivating other book cover characters.

He reminisces in an accent akin to Danny Kaye's Russian characters before inadvertently teasing the Big Bad Wolf, who pursues Daffy through various book scenes.

Better simply to revel in Book Revue's headlong brio, overlapping settings, meticulous economy of gesture, intertwining narratives, resourceful color effects, super-efficient use of screen space—and a great, great turn by a duck called Daffy, as he dances, scat-sings, cavorts, and distorts in one of his true moments of glory... Book Revue is an encyclopedia of what can be done in the animated medium if you're brilliant enough.