Building something somewhat unique

Building something somewhat unique

I am looking to build a jquery cycle-like interface that is essentially a jquery slideshow with a basic navigation. However, the navigation needs to be dynamic. It needs to only show the navigation items that are NOT being displayed in full view of the slideshow. For example. If i have slides A, B, and C; if B is being displayed then only thumbnails A and C would be displayed on the navigation. Another thing is animation. When a user selects a slide thumbnail then the thumbnail needs to animate off the navigation panel and the thumbnail previously hidden needs to slide into view.

I know the logistics of this just not as well versed in jQuery as I'd like to be to accomplish this. I have the basic formatting setup in HTML/CSS and have the animations in the navigation sort of working. Could anyone point me to useful guides or tutorials to show me what I am missing?

Thanks in advance!