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 \nAllan Sherman's inimitable verses,from his best-selling record Allan inWonderland,are perfectly comple-mented by Syd Hoff's uproarious illus-trations.  \nHARPER&ROW,PUBLISHERS  \n人IAge0964  \n1.■  \n# I CAN'TDANCE!\n\nAllan Sherman'sICAN'TDANCE!  \n))duuings tySYD HOFF  \nHARPER&ROW,PUBLISHERS·New York,Evanston,and London  \nI CAN'T DANCE  \nText copyright ◎ 1964 by Curtain-Call Productions,Inc.Pictures copyright ◎1964 by Syd Hoff  \nPrinted in the United States of America.All rights reserved.No part of thisbook may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writtenpermission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical arti-cles and reviews.For information address Harper &Row,Publishers,In-corporated,49 East 33rd Street,New York 16,N.Y.Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:64-19606","cbCaivRpsCwZmSZS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivRpsCwZmSZS","pdf",2912713,38,"English","# Introduction to I Can't Dance!\n## Story Overview\n## Creative Collaboration","[{\"question\":\"Who are the author and illustrator of I Can't Dance!?\",\"answer\":\"The book was written by Allan Sherman with illustrations by Syd Hoff.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the central premise of the story?\",\"answer\":\"The story follows a young boy at a dancing party who feels self-conscious because he cannot dance and is shorter than the girls, eventually meeting a girl who faces the same challenges.\"},{\"question\":\"When was this book originally published?\",\"answer\":\"The book was published in 1964 by Harper \\u0026 Row.\"}]","I Can't Dance! 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