Rising Young Poets is a collection of original poems. These poems were written by children to inspire and motivate youth to become the leaders they were born to be.

Jax and his friends are based on real animals that lived in author's neighbors' backyards in the state of Colorado, USA. The author started writing the book about Jax and his friends when he noticed how all the animals seem to help each other during the cold and snowy months when there seemed to be the least of food. The animals would actually drop a piece of food for any animal to pick up.