Where have mystery stories for kids disappeared to? Whodunit mysteries for kids used to be among the most popular books published for kids. Now they're few and far between, and most aren't even proper mystery stories. Instead, they're primarily adventure or fantasy stories that happen to have some mysterious elements that serve as little more than plot McGuffins.

This video explores the history of children's mystery books and highlights some recommended titles and authors.

Other videos introducing different parts of my book collection are linked below.

Channel Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRNfov1qH10
Children’s Books Overview: https://youtu.be/G2vc15mSpHM
Science Fiction Overview: https://youtu.be/W2LdYtDl6Ok
Fantasy Overview: https://youtu.be/qGu7DZNyv1E
Mystery Overview: https://youtu.be/BoDyF0XF3PE
Adventure Overview: https://youtu.be/2Qog48AEREs
Horror and Weird Fiction Overview: https://youtu.be/MrDGibCAYnc
Literature Overview: https://youtu.be/7T_XlTnGtJE
Antiquarian Nonfiction Overview: https://youtu.be/MIRje1_14_E
Illustrated Books Overview: https://youtu.be/oPiZqPVY53c


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