The Peace Train sounds louder, and everyone is invited to “come on the peace train.” We see people of many nationalities, forms of dress, and degrees of physical ability joyfully approach, the young guitarist and his animal friends joining them. As the song/story continues and the train rides into closer view, we can see that peace symbols adorn many of its windows and psychedelic designs brighten the sides, an homage to the Flower Child idealism of the era when Cat Stevens wrote the song. They look out over the landscape to a bright yellow train on the horizon. The accompanying picture shows us a young guitar player sitting barefoot on a hill, singing while a cat sleeps peacefully at his feet, a black bird sings overhead, and a white bird sings with him from atop his head. It’s a song - and now a book - full of hope, beginning with: You can hear a bit of the rhythm of the wheels on the tracks in its lines. Reynolds, whose acclaimed children’s book career includes the publication of more than 50 titles.Ĭat Stevens, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, once told a concert audience that the song had come to him while he was riding on a train. So it is a joy to bring the lyrics to a new generation through this children’s book with jubilant illustrations by Peter H. For many of us who followed pop music in the early 1970s, Cat Stevens’ song “Peace Train” holds special sway in our yearnings and intentions for what could be.
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