Children’s book, fiction. Hardback full illustration with words. I saw this book at library 3+ years ago. My daughter was attracted by the cover and took it out to read. There was a little girl who saw something in a store window (hat, but maybe purse, dress, doll, jewelry item?). Girl thought it was beautiful and really wanted it. One day snooty girl she didn’t like was looking through the shop window at the item, as well, and the poor girl was trying to figure out how get the item but the snooty girl bought it first. The little girl who wanted it was very upset, and ended up getting wise advice from a parent or grandparent (can’t remember) who comforted her. My daughter was so sad she didn’t get the item, that we put the book away. Now I’m sorry! What a lesson in coping with these moments when we realize we can’t have it all!
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that sounds very much like an episode from little house on the prairie.
I think I remember this book. The rich girls grandfather actually bought the item (I think they were nice red boots) for the poor girl who was outside of the store looking at them through the window? The poor girls shoes had holes in them and it was Winter. The rich girl got upset and the grandfather had to teach her to give to the less privileged. I think the grandfather originally bought the shoes for his grand-daughter, but made her give them to the poor girl. I think this was a variation of The Little Matchbox Girl. A classic by Hans Christian Andersen. Hope this helps.
This could be the picture book Pink. It’s a fairly recent book, Canadian, illustrated by Luc something. Plot is exactly what you described.