Stone Fox is a children's novella by John Reynolds Gardiner. It is the first and best known of Gardiner's books. "Stone Fox" was acclaimed and very popular when it was published in 1980. It sold three million copies and was turned into a television movie starring Buddy Ebsen, Joey Cramer, and Gordon Tootoosis and directed by Harvey Hart in 1987. It was named a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year for 1980 (Nov. 30, 1980. p. BR4), and was included in "100 Best Books for Children" by Anita Silvey.