Gia Giraffe has just moved into Sunnyside Zoo and she's nervous because she doesn't know any animals there. That night, when everyone leaves, Iggy Iguana, the zoo's official messenger and party planner comes to visit and invites Gia to a parade to welcome her to the zoo. Gia and Iggy watch the parade, Gia's introduced to and befriends the other animals at Sunnyside Zoo.

Macy Lewis has been blind since birth, she graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's in history and a minor in writing and rhetoric studies. Macy spends her time proofreading Braille, playing the drums, reading, traveling, and writing books, her forthcoming novel is The Island of Kamarie.