Announcing a Global First:

Start Strong. Live Long.

A Statewide Education Addressing Lifestyle-Related Disease at Its Roots—Beginning in Childhood

Super Me Arkansas: 35,000 Smiles brings whole-health literacy to all Arkansas fourth graders and their families, empowering them with knowledge and practical skills to make healthier choices for life.

35,000 Fourth Graders — 35,000 Kitchen Tables

≈ 200,000 Family Members

In partnership with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Walnut Canyon Press is excited to introduce Super Me Arkansas: 35,000 Smiles—a groundbreaking statewide summer initiative that puts whole-health literacy into children's hands and brings healthier choices to family kitchen tables.

Learning Doesn't Stop When School Lets Out!

Keeping Minds Active.

Building Healthy Habits. Reducing Summer Slide.

Bringing together Arkansas agriculture, nutrition, reading, STEM, and practical life skills, 35,000 Smiles turns summer into an opportunity for discovery—connecting classroom learning with everyday life around the family kitchen tables.

Through colorful original illustrations, hands-on activities, and interactive QR-code resources, children explore where their food comes from, practice reading, math, and problem-solving, and discover healthy choices—all while reinforcing skills developed during the school year.

Best of all, learning travels home! Children become teachers, sharing their discoveries with parents, grandparents, and caregivers while building confidence and healthy habits together.

Arkansas Farms to Family Tables

Arkansas agriculture comes alive as children discover how food is grown, where it comes from, and how nutritious choices support healthy living.

Hands-on activities connect farming, food preparation, and practical life skills—turning everyday meals into opportunities for learning and family participation.

Harvest to Hallways: Trading Waste Bins for Waistline Wins

Every healthy meal is an opportunity to nourish a child, provided it gets eaten. Super Me Arkansas helps children appreciate nutritious food, reduce avoidable waste, and make informed choices—empowering them to return to school in the fall as student health advocates, ready to share what they've learned with classmates, teachers, and families.

SMA: 35,000 Smiles aims to turn food awareness into action by helping children appreciate nutritious meals, reduce avoidable waste, and make informed choices that support lifelong health and help prevent lifestyle-related disease.