Sierra and Star, written by Cherise Arthur and illustrated by Marian Gorin is a sweet story about a young girl and her red pony Star. Sierra loves horses more than anything in the world. She spends time at the barn next door and rides the neighbors pony Stormy. On the morning of her 8th birthday, her parents tell her to go out on the front lawn. She sees the most beautiful red pony with a milky white star on her forehead. Sierra named her new pony Star and their adventures begin. This is the first book in a series of six in the Sierra and Star Adventure Books.