diff --git a/floor/interfaces/unmarshaller.go b/floor/interfaces/unmarshaller.go
index f1cd5bb..3d888a7 100644
--- a/floor/interfaces/unmarshaller.go
+++ b/floor/interfaces/unmarshaller.go
@@ -214,9 +214,16 @@ func (e *unmarshElem) Map() (UnmarshalMap, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("data is not a map, found %T instead", e.data)
 	}
 
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return &unmarshMap{data: []map[string]interface{}{}, idx: -1}, ErrFieldNotPresent
+	}
+
 	kvData, ok := data["key_value"]
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("sub-group key_value not found")
+		kvData, ok = data["map"]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("sub-group key_value not found")
+		}
 	}
 
 	kvList, ok := kvData.([]map[string]interface{})
diff --git a/floor/reader.go b/floor/reader.go
index 2d6dcc7..dc10a48 100644
--- a/floor/reader.go
+++ b/floor/reader.go
@@ -305,13 +305,20 @@ func (um *reflectUnmarshaller) fillMap(value reflect.Value, data interfaces.Unma
 	}
 
 	keyValueList, err := data.Map()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, interfaces.ErrFieldNotPresent) {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if *schemaDef.RootColumn.SchemaElement.RepetitionType == parquet.FieldRepetitionType_REQUIRED && errors.Is(err, interfaces.ErrFieldNotPresent) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("field %s is required", schemaDef.RootColumn.SchemaElement.GetName())
+	}
+
 	value.Set(reflect.MakeMap(value.Type()))
 
 	keyValueSchemaDef := schemaDef.SubSchema("key_value")
+	if keyValueSchemaDef == nil {
+		keyValueSchemaDef = schemaDef.SubSchema("map")
+	}
 	keySchemaDef := keyValueSchemaDef.SubSchema("key")
 	valueSchemaDef := keyValueSchemaDef.SubSchema("value")
 
diff --git a/floor/reader_test.go b/floor/reader_test.go
index 1183402..20d3850 100644
--- a/floor/reader_test.go
+++ b/floor/reader_test.go
@@ -607,3 +607,39 @@ func BenchmarkReadFile(b *testing.B) {
 		_ = hlReader.Scan(&msg)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCanReadMap(t *testing.T) {
+	filename := os.Getenv("CDC_PARQUET_FILE")
+	if filename == "" {
+		//filename = "/Users/mparsons/tmp/gen/part_1.parquet"
+		t.Skip("missing CDC_PARQUET_FILE, skipping")
+	}
+	type AV struct {
+		B string `parquet:"b"`
+		N string `parquet:"n"`
+	}
+	type CDC struct {
+		TenantID                    string        `parquet:"tenantid"`
+		RowID                       string        `parquet:"rowid"`
+		TransactionID               string        `parquet:"transactionid"`
+		Begin                       int64         `parquet:"begin"`
+		End                         int64         `parquet:"end"`
+		RecordType                  uint8         `parquet:"recordtype"`
+		EventID                     string        `parquet:"eventid"`
+		EventSource                 string        `parquet:"eventsource"`
+		Operation                   uint8         `parquet:"operation"`
+		SequenceNumber              string        `parquet:"sequencenumber"`
+		ApproximateCreationDateTime [12]byte      `parquet:"approximatecreationdatetime"`
+		Keys                        map[string]AV `parquet:"keys"`
+		Old                         map[string]AV `parquet:"old"`
+		New                         map[string]AV `parquet:"new"`
+	}
+
+	fr, err := NewFileReader(filename)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for fr.Next() {
+		var rec CDC
+		require.NoError(t, fr.Scan(&rec))
+	}
+}