Max Lang (born 1982) is a German-American film director and illustrator. He has been twice nominated

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in the category of Best Short Animated Film. In 2011, he received an Oscar nomination for ''

The Gruffalo ''The Gruffalo'' is a British children's picture book by author Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Its tells the story of a mouse taking a walk in the woods and deceiving different predators, including the Gruffalo. ''The G ...

'', and in 2014, he received an Oscar nomination for ''

Room on the Broom ''Room on the Broom'' is a British children's story book by writer and playwright Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which tells the story of a kind witch and her cat who invite three other animals (a dog, a bird and a frog) to j ...

''. He is also the director of the

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computer-animated television film ''

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''. Lang illustrates books written by his wife,

Suzanne Lang Suzanne Lang is an American author of children's books and a television producer. She frequently partners with illustrator Max Lang, her husband. Her book ''Grumpy Monkey'', published in 2018, debuted at #8 on '' The New York Times'' bestseller ...

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Grumpy Monkey

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* 1982 births Living people American animated film directors German animated film directors Donaldson and Scheffler {{US-film-director-stub