diff --git a/example/app/(examples)/entering-animation.tsx b/example/app/(examples)/entering-animation.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64690ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/app/(examples)/entering-animation.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import EnteringAnimationExample from '@/examples/EnteringAnimationExample'
+
+export default EnteringAnimationExample
diff --git a/example/app/(examples)/index.tsx b/example/app/(examples)/index.tsx
index ad0533f..996184b 100644
--- a/example/app/(examples)/index.tsx
+++ b/example/app/(examples)/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ const examples = [
     description: 'A carousel with offset animations',
     route: '/offset' as const,
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Entering Animation Carousel',
+    description: 'Carousel with entering/exiting animations triggered by shared values',
+    route: '/entering-animation' as const,
+  },
 ]
 
 export default function HomeScreen() {
diff --git a/example/examples/AnimatedExample.tsx b/example/examples/AnimatedExample.tsx
index 2cf4871..6404ab3 100644
--- a/example/examples/AnimatedExample.tsx
+++ b/example/examples/AnimatedExample.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { Image } from 'expo-image'
 import { LinearGradient } from 'expo-linear-gradient'
 import Animated, { useAnimatedStyle, interpolate, Extrapolation } from 'react-native-reanimated'
 import { Pagination } from './components/Pagination'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const { width: SCREEN_WIDTH, height: SCREEN_HEIGHT } = Dimensions.get('window')
 
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ const Slide = ({ image, title, index }: { image: string; title: string; index: n
 }
 
 export default function AnimatedExample() {
+  // Preload all images when component mounts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Image.prefetch(images)
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <CarouselContextProvider>
       <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
diff --git a/example/examples/BasicExample.tsx b/example/examples/BasicExample.tsx
index e74da3e..3e01459 100644
--- a/example/examples/BasicExample.tsx
+++ b/example/examples/BasicExample.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { AutoCarousel, CarouselContextProvider } from '@strv/react-native-hero-c
 import { SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, View, Text, Dimensions } from 'react-native'
 import { Image } from 'expo-image'
 import { LinearGradient } from 'expo-linear-gradient'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const { width: SCREEN_WIDTH, height: SCREEN_HEIGHT } = Dimensions.get('window')
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ const images = Array.from({ length: 5 }, getRandomImageUrl)
 const Slide = ({ image, title, index }: { image: string; title: string; index: number }) => {
   return (
     <View key={index} style={styles.slide}>
-      <Image key={image} source={{ uri: image }} style={styles.image} />
+      <Image key={image} source={{ uri: image }} style={styles.image} contentFit="cover" />
       <LinearGradient colors={['transparent', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.8)']} style={styles.gradient}>
         <Text style={styles.title}>{title}</Text>
       </LinearGradient>
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ const Slide = ({ image, title, index }: { image: string; title: string; index: n
 }
 
 export default function BasicExample() {
+  // Preload all images when component mounts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Image.prefetch(images)
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <CarouselContextProvider>
       <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
diff --git a/example/examples/EnteringAnimationExample.tsx b/example/examples/EnteringAnimationExample.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22729fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/examples/EnteringAnimationExample.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import {
+  AutoCarousel,
+  CarouselContextProvider,
+  SlideAnimatedView,
+} from '@strv/react-native-hero-carousel'
+import { SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, View, Text, Dimensions } from 'react-native'
+import { Image } from 'expo-image'
+import { LinearGradient } from 'expo-linear-gradient'
+import { FadeIn, SlideInDown, SlideInRight, ZoomIn, FlipInEasyX } from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
+
+const { width: SCREEN_WIDTH, height: SCREEN_HEIGHT } = Dimensions.get('window')
+
+const getRandomImageUrl = () => {
+  return `https://picsum.photos/${SCREEN_WIDTH}/${SCREEN_HEIGHT}?random=${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000)}`
+}
+
+const images = Array.from({ length: 5 }, getRandomImageUrl)
+
+const animationNames = ['FadeIn', 'SlideInDown', 'SlideInRight', 'ZoomIn', 'FlipInEasyX']
+
+const Slide = ({ image, title, index }: { image: string; title: string; index: number }) => {
+  // Different animation types for each slide to showcase variety
+  const animationConfigs = [
+    { entering: FadeIn.duration(400) },
+    { entering: SlideInDown.duration(500) },
+    { entering: SlideInRight.duration(600) },
+    { entering: ZoomIn.duration(700) },
+    { entering: FlipInEasyX.duration(800) },
+  ]
+
+  const animationConfig = animationConfigs[index % animationConfigs.length]
+
+  return (
+    <View key={index} style={styles.slide}>
+      <Image key={image} source={{ uri: image }} style={styles.image} contentFit="cover" />
+      <LinearGradient colors={['transparent', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.8)']} style={styles.gradient}>
+        <SlideAnimatedView {...animationConfig}>
+          <Text style={styles.title}>{title}</Text>
+          <Text style={styles.subtitle}>
+            Animation: {animationNames[index % animationNames.length]}
+          </Text>
+        </SlideAnimatedView>
+      </LinearGradient>
+    </View>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function EnteringAnimationExample() {
+  // Preload all images when component mounts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Image.prefetch(images)
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <CarouselContextProvider>
+      <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+          <AutoCarousel>
+            {images.map((image, index) => (
+              <Slide key={index} image={image} title={`Slide ${index + 1}`} index={index} />
+            ))}
+          </AutoCarousel>
+        </View>
+      </SafeAreaView>
+    </CarouselContextProvider>
+  )
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    backgroundColor: '#fff',
+  },
+  slide: {
+    flex: 1,
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
+    overflow: 'hidden',
+    backgroundColor: 'black',
+  },
+  image: {
+    width: '100%',
+    height: '100%',
+    transformOrigin: 'center',
+    transform: [{ scale: 1.6 }],
+  },
+  gradient: {
+    position: 'absolute',
+    bottom: 0,
+    left: 0,
+    right: 0,
+    height: '50%',
+    justifyContent: 'flex-end',
+    padding: 20,
+  },
+  title: {
+    fontSize: 32,
+    bottom: 100,
+    left: 20,
+    position: 'absolute',
+    lineHeight: 32,
+    fontWeight: 'bold',
+    color: 'white',
+  },
+  subtitle: {
+    fontSize: 16,
+    bottom: 70,
+    left: 20,
+    position: 'absolute',
+    lineHeight: 16,
+    fontWeight: '500',
+    color: 'white',
+    opacity: 0.8,
+  },
+})
diff --git a/example/examples/OffsetExample.tsx b/example/examples/OffsetExample.tsx
index ae318a4..d7ea556 100644
--- a/example/examples/OffsetExample.tsx
+++ b/example/examples/OffsetExample.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { SafeAreaView, StyleSheet, View, Dimensions } from 'react-native'
 import { Image } from 'expo-image'
 import { LinearGradient } from 'expo-linear-gradient'
 import Animated, { useAnimatedStyle } from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const { width: SCREEN_WIDTH, height: SCREEN_HEIGHT } = Dimensions.get('window')
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ const Slide = ({
 
   return (
     <View key={index} style={styles.slide}>
-      <Image key={image} source={{ uri: image }} style={styles.image} />
+      <Image key={image} source={{ uri: image }} style={styles.image} contentFit="cover" />
       <LinearGradient colors={['transparent', 'rgba(0,0,0,0.8)']} style={styles.gradient}>
         <View style={styles.contentContainer}>
           <Animated.Text style={[styles.title, rTitleStyle]}>{title}</Animated.Text>
@@ -106,6 +107,11 @@ const Slide = ({
 }
 
 export default function OffsetExample() {
+  // Preload all images when component mounts
+  useEffect(() => {
+    Image.prefetch(images)
+  }, [])
+
   return (
     <CarouselContextProvider>
       <SafeAreaView style={styles.container}>
diff --git a/src/components/SlideAnimatedView/index.tsx b/src/components/SlideAnimatedView/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e2f49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/SlideAnimatedView/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { useAutoCarouselSlideIndex, useCarouselContext } from '../../context'
+import Animated, {
+  useDerivedValue,
+  useAnimatedReaction,
+  runOnJS,
+  AnimatedProps,
+} from 'react-native-reanimated'
+import { interpolateInsideCarousel } from '../../utils'
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { ViewProps } from 'react-native'
+
+type SlideAnimatedViewProps = {
+  children: React.ReactNode
+  entering?: AnimatedProps<ViewProps>['entering']
+  exiting?: AnimatedProps<ViewProps>['exiting']
+  layout?: AnimatedProps<ViewProps>['layout']
+  enteringThreshold?: number
+  exitingThreshold?: number
+}
+
+export const SlideAnimatedView = ({
+  children,
+  entering,
+  exiting,
+  layout,
+  enteringThreshold = 0.99,
+  exitingThreshold = 0.01,
+}: SlideAnimatedViewProps) => {
+  const { index, total } = useAutoCarouselSlideIndex()
+  const { scrollValue } = useCarouselContext()
+  const [shouldShow, setShouldShow] = useState(false)
+
+  const value = useDerivedValue(() => {
+    return interpolateInsideCarousel(scrollValue.value, index, total, {
+      valueBefore: 0,
+      thisValue: 1,
+      valueAfter: 0,
+    })
+  })
+
+  // Track when value becomes 1 to trigger entering animation
+  useAnimatedReaction(
+    () => value.value,
+    (currentValue, previousValue) => {
+      // Trigger entering animation when value becomes 1
+      if (
+        currentValue >= enteringThreshold &&
+        (previousValue === null || previousValue < enteringThreshold)
+      ) {
+        runOnJS(setShouldShow)(true)
+      }
+      // Trigger exiting animation when value goes back to 0
+      if (
+        currentValue <= exitingThreshold &&
+        (previousValue === null || previousValue > exitingThreshold)
+      ) {
+        runOnJS(setShouldShow)(false)
+      }
+    },
+  )
+
+  if (!shouldShow) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Animated.View entering={entering} exiting={exiting} layout={layout}>
+      {children}
+    </Animated.View>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/components/index.ts b/src/components/index.ts
index f111284..5ee9516 100644
--- a/src/components/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ export * from './Carousel'
 export * from './AnimatedPagedScrollView'
 export * from './AutoCarousel'
 export * from './AutoCarouselSlide'
+export * from './SlideAnimatedView'