The Christmas Book Flood

Emily Kilgore

Nov 2022 · Macmillan Young Listeners · Narrated by Kathleen McInerney

About this audiobook

This program contains music and full sound design.

Start your own holiday tradition inspired by this bestselling Yuletide story. Based on a real Icelandic tradition where people gift books to their family and friends on Christmas Eve, The Christmas Book Flood brings all the sparkle and anticipation of the winter season―and of the joys of reading―to the page.

As northern lights dance and snow blankets the ground, a young girl searches for the perfect book to give her loved ones for their annual book exchange on Christmas Eve. When December 24th finally arrives, they gather together to share magical stories, curl up by the fire, and read all night long—so the Book Flood begins!

With lyrical text and a diverse cast of characters, Emily Kilgore and Kitty Moss’s heartwarming audiobook is a surefire holiday classic best enjoyed with a mug of hot cocoa.

Includes an author’s note explaining the book’s inspiration and the historical origins of the Icelandic tradition.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Ratings and reviews

What a charming story! Emily Kilgore's The Christmas Book Flood illustrates the Icelandic tradition of gifting books at Christmastime. Enchanting music and amusing sound effects bring this story to life. I’m sure as a companion to the physical book, this version would be most enjoyable. A bit of history: the author’s note at the end of the story, explaining how paper wasn’t rationed during wartime, so folks could freely gift them. It became a well-loved tradition which continues today...

About the author

Emily Kilgore is a teacher and the author of the picture book The Whatifs. She wrote The Christmas Book Flood by candlelight while in Sweden. She lives in Minnesota. Visit her website to learn more.

Kitty Moss is an artist, and the author and illustrator of Where Bone? She lives in Ireland. Visit her website to learn more.