Bakersfield has never been known for snow-covered streets or winter reindeer roaming Oleander Avenue.
But that didn't stop Bakersfield High grad turned television producer turned children's book author Adam Reed from writing a bestseller about a little reindeer that kids love even more than Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Vixen.
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