Loraine Hayes

Loraine Hayes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional with over 25 years’ experience as a psychotherapist. As a result, Loraine saw first hand how a resilient child can grow into a healthy and confident adult. By introducing simple lessons to children, their resilience can grow. To that end, Loraine set out to create a children’s chapter book series (Small Fry Spy Club) that could impart those lessons for children in a fun and exciting way.

Additionally, Loraine used her skill as an author and illustrator to create a children’s chapter book series that would help children navigate life with confidence, kindness to others, and self-respect. With this in mind, she created a group of diverse characters

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