Children from all over Malta joined a treasure hunt to discover a tale of mystery and fantasyAfter tearing round Mosta solving clues and collecting bookmarks, two of the Merlin treasure hunt teams simultaneously burst through the door of the Razzett tal-Markiz Mallia Tabone, where they correctly claimed to have found the location hiding an unusual treasure - copies of an exceptional new children's book.
The launch of Sqaq l-Infern, published by Merlin, brought together history, mystery and marvellous animation as characters and scenes from the book came to life, just hinting at the fable and fantasy to be found in this amazing story.
Delicious snacks followed, all from traditional Maltese recipes and all with a place in the story!
A wonderful cake was cut by the authors Simon Bartolo and Loranne Vella and you can read what some of the excited participants thought of the event on page four.
On the picture above: Authors Simon and Loranne, front row second and third from right with some of the guests.
Four girls from St Monica's School: Eleanor Cauchi, 13; Theresa Attard, 13; Jessica Micallef, 13, and Annamaria Briffa, 14 
The two winning teams back row from left: Maria Cutajar, 13; Marie Claire Grech, 13; Ricardo Grech, 12; Dylan Bulteel, 13 and David Vincenti, 14. Front row: Michela Cutajar, 10, Rebecca Bulteel, 11; Cinzianna Muscat, nine; Mary Grace Saliba, 12; Massimo Saliba 10 and Joseph DeGabriele, 13. 
Joseph Degabriele, 13, of Zurrieq 
True to the story, a delicious carrot cake was served