Though Wade Williams hasn’t reached his tenth birthday, the Sandy Springs resident has authored three books and, with his younger sister, has his own company selling Vitamin C that has a taste children can appreciate.
The Dunwoody Springs Elementary School third grade student wrote his first book, “Wade Through the Pandemic,” with his dad, Joshua, who said he thinks that book was a success because it was Wade’s story and broke down exactly what the coronavirus meant at that time to a five-year-old, and all the trials and tribulations that went along with it. That included his grandmother, Alfreda Williams, nearly passing away from the coronavirus and the isolation that came with remote learning.
“We just prayed and we hoped she felt better,” Wade said.
Like many students, he had a rough time staying at home and not getting to see his friends.
Joshua said embedded in the book were safe practices, information about how to safely cough and wash hands, along with stories about his sister’s birth. The book was translated into seven different languages, including Hebrew and Braille. Some books were donated to the School for the Blind in Philadelphia, to places in South America, and to some Middle Eastern countries, Joshua said.
Wade’s second book, “Wade on Wheels,” published in 2021, shared his experiences in how to ride a bike. It shared the message that if people are struggling, they should know they aren’t alone.
“If you’re going through something, I’m going through it too,” Wade said.
His third book, “Wade Meets Lonnie: The Weight is Over,” is about childhood obesity. The message is about wellness through food and activity. Wade met music producer Lonnie Love who suffered from childhood obesity. They partnered in the project, which is about a young boy named Lonnie and his experience with childhood obesity. In the book, Lonnie meets Wade and they encourage each other, with the help of Wade’s mother to live a happier, healthier lifestyle.
Love, aka “OG Big L,” is a successful independent producer and owner of multiple distribution companies. He is the founder and CEO of Udigg Music Group and Udigg Investment Group and one of the founders of Money Motion Entertainment LLC.
This year Wade and his sister formed Wade & Celine LLC, which began by creating a vitamin product for kids, called Wade & Celine’s Super Beans. It’s available on Amazon.
“We’re using it to help kids stay healthy all year long,” Wade said.
Kids will like their vitamin C product because it tastes like candy, Wade said.
They started out taking the traditional “chalky” vitamin C before trying gummies. Now they have their own company with jellybean-like vitamins.
Wade and Celine got to visit their supplier’s warehouse to see boxes and pallets filled with their vitamins.
“I was really proud and excited. And I think my dad was too, and we were joyful,” Wade said.
When he’s not writing or coming up with products that appeal to other kids, Wade likes to play or think about what career he wants when he grows up. At school, he said “so far, math is going good.”
Joshua said his son was always an early achiever, with starting to walk at eight months. Wade, under his retired teacher grandmother’s tutelage, started to read before his third birthday, Joshua said.
“He is always creative, always helpful, always asked what he could do,” Joshua said.
